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Joey_five Posted 21 years ago
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sleeping beauty VS sleeping pill
(1) sleeping beauty
(2) sleeping pills
Hi, are both "sleeping" adjectives here?? And are they both gerund or the first one present participle and the second gerund?
thanks.
(2) sleeping pills
Hi, are both "sleeping" adjectives here?? And are they both gerund or the first one present participle and the second gerund?
thanks.
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My guess: (1) sleeping beauty a beauty who is sleeping eg: a waiting guest/ a running machine (2) sleeping pills pills that can make one sleep quickly. eg: an interesting book/an amusing show
- My guess: (1) sleeping beauty a beauty who is sleeping eg: a waiting guest/ a running machine (2) sleeping pills pills that can make one sleep quickly.
- eg: an interesting book/an amusing show
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My guess:
(1) sleeping beauty
a beauty who is sleeping
eg: a waiting guest/ a running machine
(2) sleeping pills
pills that can make one sleep quickly.
eg: an interesting book/an amusing show
(1) sleeping beauty
a beauty who is sleeping
eg: a waiting guest/ a running machine
(2) sleeping pills
pills that can make one sleep quickly.
eg: an interesting book/an amusing show
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I would call them both adjectives. Therefore they are both participles.
A gerund is basically a noun. The examples below illustrate the use of the gerund "sleeping".
"Sleeping is my favorite thing to do."
"There's nothing like sleeping to help you avoid your work."
On the other hand, some people might analyze "sleeping pills" as "pills to cause sleeping", in wh
A gerund is basically a noun. The examples below illustrate the use of the gerund "sleeping".
"Sleeping is my favorite thing to do."
"There's nothing like sleeping to help you avoid your work."
On the other hand, some people might analyze "sleeping pills" as "pills to cause sleeping", in wh
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