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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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correct ? Thanks!

They enjoy it a lot to watch their children growing up and developing their personalities.

is this sentence correct - esp. "growing up" and "developing" as nouns.

Thanks - Ana-Sophie
  

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They [ greatly / really / deeply, etc. ] enjoy watching their children grow up and develop their personalities. Anonymous Is this sentence correct - esp.

  • They [ greatly / really / deeply, etc.
  • ] enjoy watching their children grow up and develop their personalities.
  • Anonymous Is this sentence correct - esp.
  • "growing up" and "developing" as nouns?
  • They’re not nouns; they’re verbs.
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They [greatly / really / deeply, etc.] enjoy watching their children grow up and develop their personalities.
AnonymousIs this sentence correct - esp. "growing up" and "developing" as nouns?
They’re not nouns; they’re verbs. I believe they are acceptable, but I think it would be much more natural to use their base forms, as sh

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