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Kl004535 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Sounds
Hello,
the ringing of a telephone
the strumming of a guitar
the screeching of brakes
the howling of a wolf
Is it acceptable to use "-ing" words to represent sounds?
Thank you.
the ringing of a telephone
the strumming of a guitar
the screeching of brakes
the howling of a wolf
Is it acceptable to use "-ing" words to represent sounds?
Thank you.
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Hi,
All of your examples are good. All the "ing" form of the verbs are called gerund which act as nouns.
kl004535the ringing of a telephoneYour
the strumming of a guitar
the screeching of brakes
the howling of a wolf
All of your examples are good. All the "ing" form of the verbs are called gerund which act as nouns.
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