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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Gerund or Present Participle?

a sleeping bag = a bag for sleeping
a moving staircase = staircase which moves

And then I was wondering how I can analyze "a cleaning car"? Which one is a correct way of analyzing the phrase?

1) a cleaning car = a car for cleaning
2) a cleaning car = a car which cleans

Thank you so much as usual in advance as usual!
  

Top answer

#2. But in real life, I've never heard of a car that cleans.

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  • But in real life, I've never heard of a car that cleans.
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But in real life, I've never heard of a car that cleans.
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Hans51a moving staircase = staircase which movesAnd then I was wondering how I can analyze "a cleaning car"? Which one is a correct way of analyzing the phrase?1) a cleaning car = a car for cleaning 2) a cleaning car = a car which cleans
How did you come up with those? Are "moving staircase" and "cleaning car" exact translations from another language? They are
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AnonymousAre "moving staircase" and "cleaning car" exact translations from another language? They are unheard of.
Not quite: http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=moving+staircase&l=0
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Hans51 Gerund or Present Participle?
Excellent question! (That means everybody is asking it, and no one knows exactly how to answer it. It's difficult to answer. There are many points of view. I myself have changed my mind about these over the years. I treat the answers to this question as opinions rather than as facts.)

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