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PASTEL Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

leaves losing

Scientists think that ___ helps more tree to conserve water in the winter.
Why not 'leaves losing'?

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That would be ' leaf-losing ' (singular form of the noun as adjective), but still odd. Losing leaves helps trees conserve water. Eating sandwiches helps me gain weight .

— Mister Micawber

  • That would be ' leaf-losing ' (singular form of the noun as adjective), but still odd.
  • Losing leaves helps trees conserve water.
  • Eating sandwiches helps me gain weight .
  • Studying English is a grueling task .
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That would be 'leaf-losing' (singular form of the noun as adjective), but still odd.

Losing leaves helps trees conserve water.
Eating sandwiches helps me gain weight.
Studying English is a grueling task.
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Starting a sentence with a genund is normal and most of the time acceptable,whereas sentence starting like this one sounds odd.

It's a sentence-making course. (Odd?)

It's a leaf-losing tree. (Odd?)

I'm suffering from tooth losing. (Odd?)

But I'm not sufferig from hair loss.
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