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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Shine - Shone

Hello

Can i say the following sentence:
"I saw the shone of glancing skies"?

is it correct to use Shone as past participle like this?

thank you
  

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No, you cannot. Offhand, I cannot think of any case in which we use past participles as nouns.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, you cannot.
  • Offhand, I cannot think of any case in which we use past participles as nouns.
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No, you cannot. Offhand, I cannot think of any case in which we use past participles as nouns.
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thank you

if i change it to Shine, then it is ok?
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Grammatically, you can say

I saw the shine of glancing skies

but what you mean is unclear, particularly 'glancing skies'.
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