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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Noun-Gerund vs Gerund-Noun objects
So, I'm teaching a unit on hobbies, and I want to know why specific hobbies are 'Bird Watching' and 'Target Shooting' and things we happen to be doing are 'watching birds,' or 'shooting targets.'
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Because the former are noun structures while the latter are absolute participial clauses. Babysitting, dish washing, house painting, time wasting, speech making — it's not limited to holidays. It is how we form nouns from activities.
- Because the former are noun structures while the latter are absolute participial clauses.
- Babysitting, dish washing, house painting, time wasting, speech making — it's not limited to holidays.
- It is how we form nouns from activities.
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Because the former are noun structures while the latter are absolute participial clauses. Babysitting, dish washing, house painting, time wasting, speech making — it's not limited to holidays. It is how we form nouns from activities.
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