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Bn77 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Attractive vs. attracting

1. Denver is a famous tourist destination and renowned for its cuisine and _____scenery.
(A) atracts
(B) attracting
(C) attractive
(D) attraction

Answer: (C)

The word 'attracting' also sounds OK to me. Why is it ruled out?
  

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Hi, I wouldn't call 'attracting' wrong, but the common adjectival form is 'attractive'. eg an attractive woman. Clive

  • Hi, I wouldn't call 'attracting' wrong, but the common adjectival form is 'attractive'.
  • eg an attractive woman.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I wouldn't call 'attracting' wrong, but the common adjectival form is 'attractive'. eg an attractive woman.

Clive

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