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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Growth use/Growing use?
Please look at this question.
"Given the _______use of mobile phones, investors are investing in telecommunication sector throughout the world."
1) growth 2)grow 3) grown 4) growing.
The correct answer is (1) growth. I think it has to be "(4)growing. Can't I use "growing" there?
And one more, Can't we use the article "the" together with "gerund"?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
"Given the _______use of mobile phones, investors are investing in telecommunication sector throughout the world."
1) growth 2)grow 3) grown 4) growing.
The correct answer is (1) growth. I think it has to be "(4)growing. Can't I use "growing" there?
And one more, Can't we use the article "the" together with "gerund"?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
Top answer
The given answer is wrong; 'growing' is correct. You can use 'the' with a gerund, though in this sentence, 'growing' is an adjective. Rover
- The given answer is wrong; 'growing' is correct.
- You can use 'the' with a gerund, though in this sentence, 'growing' is an adjective.
- Rover
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The given answer is wrong; 'growing' is correct.
You can use 'the' with a gerund, though in this sentence, 'growing' is an adjective.
Rover
You can use 'the' with a gerund, though in this sentence, 'growing' is an adjective.
Rover
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Based on the how the sentence was written, as Rover indicated, "growth" is the wrong answer.The answers and the origins of some of these questions you have posted are raising serious doubts.
"Given the _growing _use of mobile phones, investors are investing in telecommunication sector throughout the world."
"Given the _growing _use of mobile phones, investors are investing in telecommunication sector throughout the world."
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