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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"Requiring" and "I've wanted"

(1) Is it possible to use word "requiring" in function of adjective?

"As $500 is not really big amount, it makes my pick really difficult and requiring"

(2) And..."I always wanted this iPad more than all mobiles made in China."

Isn't there more accurate to use I've wanted when I talk about something that I wanted in the past and what I still want in the present?

Thanks in advance.
  

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"As $500 is not really big amount, it makes my pick really difficult and requiring" Theoretically, a present participle can be used as an adjective. But your sentence is not correct. Here is an example: Requiring a fresh battery for his phone, he went into the electronics store.

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  • "As $500 is not really big amount, it makes my pick really difficult and requiring" Theoretically, a present participle can be used as an adjective.
  • But your sentence is not correct.
  • Here is an example: Requiring a fresh battery for his phone, he went into the electronics store.
  • Still, most native speakers would use needing , not requiring .
  • "Isn't there more accurate to use I've wanted when I talk about something that I wanted in the past and what I still want in the present?
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Marold1) Is it possible to use word "requiring" in function of adjective?"As $500 is not really big amount, it makes my pick really difficult and requiring"
Theoretically, a present participle can be used as an adjective. But your sentence is not correct.

Here is an example:
Requiring a fresh battery for his phone, he went into the electron
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