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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Surprise bonus or surprising

I saw the sentence below in a brochuse.
So far as I know, surprise is a verb. Surprising and surprised are just adjectives.
I think in this sentence it should be surprising.

Win a surprise bonus if you top-up a minimum of RM50 per month for 3 consecutive months.
Am I right?
Please!

Many thanks in Advance
  

Top answer

'Surprise' is a common adjective in this sort of context. It is very common and natural. Another common collocation is 'surprise party'.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Surprise' is a common adjective in this sort of context.
  • It is very common and natural.
  • Another common collocation is 'surprise party'.
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'Surprise' is a common adjective in this sort of context. It is very common and natural. Another common collocation is 'surprise party'.
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What is the different between surprise and surprising? When they both are used as an adjective.
I think they are the same.
Many thanks in Advance
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Vctory OngI think they are the same

Hi VCTOR,

I disagree. They are not the same despite of their origin.

We can have a "surprise birthday party" for someone whom does not have any idea. But using "surprising" in this context would sound unnatural to most native ears.

We may have "surprising news/ results".

We can
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I would say "surprising" emphasizes the way the person feels on learning about this thing, whattever it was. It was unexpected and a bit shocking.

Meanwhile, "surprise" just means it wasn't known about in advance.

People who drop in on your without calling have made a surprise visit, but if they do this frequently, you won't be surprised, so their visit is not "surprising" - it
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Thanks
Here is conclusion after reading all the posts.

Suprise is used when we want to express unexperted.

She will be given a surprise party.
She don't know that she will be given a surprise party.

But now I am confused about the usage of surprising.
What is the difference between Surprising news/ results and surprise news/ results

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Many Thank
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Again, surprising refers to the emotional effect it has on you.

Surprise news/results doesn't go well together.
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