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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Falling of rain

Would you answer my question?

A: The falling of rain promotes sprouting of seeds.

B: Falling of rain promotes sprouting of seeds.

I think A is correct, but how about B?
I think B is awkward in grammatical terms, but "falling of rain" is usable in poems and relics, because it is a conceptual expression. Am I right?

  

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The phrase "(the) falling of rain" is not used in English. Rain falls, so saying, "falling rain" is redundant. " But you're right, it is heard in poetry.

— Anonymous

  • The phrase "(the) falling of rain" is not used in English.
  • Rain falls, so saying, "falling rain" is redundant.
  • " But you're right, it is heard in poetry.
  • "
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The phrase "(the) falling of rain" is not used in English. Rain falls, so saying, "falling rain" is redundant. Say simply: "Rain promotes sprouting of seeds." But you're right, it is heard in poetry. There was a very popular song that goes: "Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, telling me just what a fool I've been ..."

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Verbal nouns take a determiner, e.g., 'the', and a complement with 'of', so if you want that grammatical pattern, it's

The falling of rain promotes the sprouting of seeds.

The alternative is to omit 'the' and 'of', leaving a participial adjective and a noun:

Falling rain promotes the sprouting of seeds.

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