Grammar: parts of a sentence
The whole manner of intimating rather than expressing.
In this sentence, what park of speech is “intimating”?
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So is 'expressing'. But note that what you have here is not a complete sentence. There is no main clause, no main verb.
- So is 'expressing'.
- But note that what you have here is not a complete sentence.
- There is no main clause, no main verb.
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It''s a gerund.So is 'expressing'.
But note that what you have here is not a complete sentence. There is no main clause, no main verb.
0' intimating' is a gerund form of verb.
A gerund can act as a noun , adjective and verb in a sentence.
In your sentence, the word 'intimating' which is a gerund , does the function of a noun. So, it belongs to noun ( part of speech).
0The whole manner of intimating rather than expressing.
Preliminary point: this is not a sentence but a noun phrase, as evident from the absence of a finite verb.
"Intimidating" is strictly speaking ambiguous, but verb (as head of a clause) preferred; compare The whole manner of intimating people rather than expressing one's thoughts.
Noun interpretation can be f
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