Rampaging , feasting
I am reading 'Horrid Henry's Sleepover'.
"There was no rampaging and feasting at Henry's. It was lights out as usual at nine o'clock, no talking, no feasting, no fun."
Are "rampaging and feasting" nouns or the present participles? When I checked dictionaries, I got confused as whether to look for the root words under the title noun or verb? Are these present participle always made up from the verbs?
Are "talking, feasting" in "no talking, no feasting" nouns?
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All the "ing" words in those sentences are nouns obtained from present participles. Any present participle can in theory act as a noun, meaning "the act/occasion of doing that thing". Some of these are established nouns, while others are more "ad hoc".
- All the "ing" words in those sentences are nouns obtained from present participles.
- Any present participle can in theory act as a noun, meaning "the act/occasion of doing that thing".
- Some of these are established nouns, while others are more "ad hoc".
- Whether you will find the "ing" word listed separately as a noun in a dictionary depends on how established it is, and also on the vagaries of that particular dictionary.
- You may not find great consistency in the treatment of these.
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All the "ing" words in those sentences are nouns obtained from present participles. Any present participle can in theory act as a noun, meaning "the act/occasion of doing that thing". Some of these are established nouns, while others are more "ad hoc". Whether you will find the "ing" word listed separately as a noun in a dictionary depends on how established it is, and also on the vagaries of
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