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Bn77 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Founding vs. foundation
This is the first relocation of the manufacturing factories since its______29 years ago.
(A) founding
(B) founded
(C) found
(D) founder
Answer: (A)
To me, the word 'foundation' sounds much better in the above sentence and I have learned that nouns are usually modified by adjectives and determiners such as 'its' and gerunds are modified by an adverb.
(ex. We will save money by thoroughly reviewing all recent expenditure.
We need to conduct a thorough review of all recent expenditure. )
How could I better understnad the above question?
(A) founding
(B) founded
(C) found
(D) founder
Answer: (A)
To me, the word 'foundation' sounds much better in the above sentence and I have learned that nouns are usually modified by adjectives and determiners such as 'its' and gerunds are modified by an adverb.
(ex. We will save money by thoroughly reviewing all recent expenditure.
We need to conduct a thorough review of all recent expenditure. )
How could I better understnad the above question?
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My only guess is that "its" refers to a company mentioned in a prior sentence. In which case, "founding" sounds most natural to me. Foundation is a noun, so I do not see how you could properly use that here.
- My only guess is that "its" refers to a company mentioned in a prior sentence.
- In which case, "founding" sounds most natural to me.
- Foundation is a noun, so I do not see how you could properly use that here.
- Found used with an object, (meaning NOT found as in the past tense of to find), means to set up or establish something.
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My only guess is that "its" refers to a company mentioned in a prior sentence. In which case, "founding" sounds most natural to me. Foundation is a noun, so I do not see how you could properly use that here. Found used with an object, (meaning NOT found as in the past tense of to find), means to set up or establish something.
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I might be confused with the words' meaning....
I thought that the following two phrases have the same meaning. Am I understanding something wrong?
the foundation of the company
the founding of the company
I thought that the following two phrases have the same meaning. Am I understanding something wrong?
the foundation of the company
the founding of the company
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Bn77I thought that the following two phrases have the same meaning. Am I understanding something wrong?the foundation of the companythe founding of the company"founding" is a verb that means "to begin or create", in this case it refers to the point in time when the company was started.
"foundation" is a noun that means "the structure that supports a
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Hi,
. . . the manufacturing factories . . .
The word 'manufacturing' is unnecessary. Even seems a bit silly.
. . . the manufacturing factories . . .
The word 'manufacturing' is unnecessary. Even seems a bit silly.
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