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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Confusing use of "seeing" and "having"

I have two questions concerning 1. "seeing" and 2. "having."

1. Can "seeing" be used as a noun which might be modified by an adjective? Here's the example I am referring to: "Star Trek Into Darkness is well ______ seeing." This example is taken from Cambridge English First Result, and I don't know what parts of speech are correct to use in the gap. I thought of "seeing" in this case as a noun which may be modified by an adjective.

2. What is the difference in the meaning of the following sentences?

- You smile a lot when you have a baby.

- You don't smile much when you're having a baby.

I appreciate every support and instructive pieces of advice. Thank you in advance!

  

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anonymous 1. Can "seeing" be used as a noun which might be modified by an adjective? " This example is taken from Cambridge English First Result The only answer that comes to mind is "worth", an adjective that takes an -ing verb as a complement.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous 1.
  • Can "seeing" be used as a noun which might be modified by an adjective?
  • " This example is taken from Cambridge English First Result The only answer that comes to mind is "worth", an adjective that takes an -ing verb as a complement.
  • worth doing; worth having; worth knowing; worth seeing; worth hearing You can extend the expression with 'well' or 'not'.
  • It is well worth seeing.
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anonymous1. Can "seeing" be used as a noun which might be modified by an adjective? Here's the example I am referring to: "Star Trek Into Darkness is well ______ seeing." This example is taken from Cambridge English First Result

The only answer that comes to mind is "worth", an adjective that takes an -ing verb as a complement.

worth doing;

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anonymous- You smile a lot when you have a baby.

When you are holding a baby in your arms, you smile a lot.
When you see the baby in his/her crib, you smile a lot.
And so on.

anonymous- You don't smile much when you're having a baby.

When you are going through the process of giving birth to a child, you don

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