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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Gerund before noun
hello,how are you?,,i really want to know what makes me confused,,the problem is..if we say(walking stick),why do'nt we say(walk stick)and..eatfood or ''eatingfood" i want to learn, using gerunds before noun,,and also,using noun before gerunds..and also nouns before nouns,,,like(eatfood),(eaitngfood)...if we say(walking stick) what does that mean??
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If they are before a noun, then they are adjectives, not gerunds (which are nouns only). (X) Eat(ing)food is not English, but walking stick is: it's a stick used for walking. In the same way, a rocking chair is used for rocking, standing room is a space for standing, and a frying pan is used for frying eggs and hamburgers.
- If they are before a noun, then they are adjectives, not gerunds (which are nouns only).
- (X) Eat(ing)food is not English, but walking stick is: it's a stick used for walking.
- In the same way, a rocking chair is used for rocking, standing room is a space for standing, and a frying pan is used for frying eggs and hamburgers.
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If they are before a noun, then they are adjectives, not gerunds (which are nouns only). (X) Eat(ing)food is not English, but walking stick is: it's a stick used for walking. In the same way, a rocking chair is used for rocking, standing room is a space for standing, and a frying pan is used for frying eggs and hamburgers.
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