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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Diiging the clay vs digging of the clay

Hi.

It begins with the digging of the clay, and ends with delivery.
It begins with the digging the clay, and ends with delivery.

Are both correct and natural?
  

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Persian Learner the digging the clay This part is wrong. Use the first sentence. the ---ing of X OR --- ing X You want both "the" and "of", or neither.

— CalifJim

  • Persian Learner the digging the clay This part is wrong.
  • Use the first sentence.
  • the ---ing of X OR --- ing X You want both "the" and "of", or neither.
  • It begins with [the digging of the clay / digging the clay].
  • (from 'to dig the clay'') It begins with [the building of trust / building trust].
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Persian Learnerthe digging the clay
This part is wrong. Use the first sentence.

the ---ing of X
OR
--- ing X

You want both "the" and "of", or neither.

It begins with [the digging of the clay / digging the clay]. (from 'to dig the clay'')
It begins with [the building of trust / building trust]. (from 'to
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