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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Shimmery / shimmering white and yellow

Hi teachers,

White Center, a painting of shimmery white and yellow bands on a luscious pink field.

I have came across the word "shimmering" which is also an adjective, would it be appropriate in the above content? And why?

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

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Yes, you could replace the word 'shimmery' with 'shimmering' and be saying virtually the same thing. 'Shimmering' is the present participle form of the regular verb 'shimmer'. A participle is a verb-form that can be used like an adjective, which is why you can neatly replace 'shimmery' with 'shimmering' in your sentence.

— Futurist

  • Yes, you could replace the word 'shimmery' with 'shimmering' and be saying virtually the same thing.
  • 'Shimmering' is the present participle form of the regular verb 'shimmer'.
  • A participle is a verb-form that can be used like an adjective, which is why you can neatly replace 'shimmery' with 'shimmering' in your sentence.
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Yes, you could replace the word 'shimmery' with 'shimmering' and be saying virtually the same thing.

'Shimmering' is the present participle form of the regular verb 'shimmer'. A participle is a verb-form that can be used like an adjective, which is why you can neatly replace 'shimmery' with 'shimmering' in your sentence.
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Hi Futurist,

Thanks for your help. But is there a circumstance that you have to use one but not the other?

Tinanam
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tinanam0102Hi Futurist,

Thanks for your help. But is there a circumstance that you have to use one but not the other?

Tinanam

I doubt it. However, I've never seen or used shimmery before, even though my dictionary does include it.

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Hi Philip,

Excerpts:

White Center, a painting of shimmery white and yellow bands on a luscious pink field.

Do you mean you'd use "shimmering"? (I'd too, I've seen "shimmering" used in describing shades of lipsticks, or clothing items)

Thanks again.

Tinanam
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I'd use shimmering. Like Philip, I'd never heard or seen the word shimmery until I read the first post in this thread. Given that the two words mean the same thing, choose the word that isn't going send your readers to the dictionary.
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