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Cafercane Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Difference

What is the difference between laughing man and the man laughing or like that. Is it same?

Running boy = The boy running
Crying girl = The girl crying

You think it is the same meaning?
  

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Give us sentences so we can have a better idea what you're asking! The boy running on the track is in first grade. The girl crying in the corner is an orphan.

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Give us sentences so we can have a better idea what you're asking!

The boy running on the track is in first grade.

The girl crying in the corner is an orphan.

Is this what you're talking about?
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I mean,

The girl crying is an orphan and The crying girl is an orphan

These sentences are the same meaning?
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cafercaneI mean,The girl crying is an orphan and The crying girl is an orphanThese sentences are the same meaning?
They have the same basic meaning but note that "crying" in the first one is a non-finite verb, and in the second one it's a present participle adjective.
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cafercaneYou think it is the same meaning?
Yes, but we usually put the -ing word second when it means the subject is performing that action.

An -ing word placed first can create a special meaning.

washing machine = a machine for washing clothes (not a machine that is now washing something)
walking stick
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cafercaneWhat is the difference between laughing man and the man laughing or like that. Is it same?
It all depends on the sentence.
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