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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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surprising rewards/surprise party

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00I wonder why it's "surprising rewards" in the above instead of 'surprise rewards" while it's a "surprise party" rather than "surprising party." Isn't "surprising rewards" similar in construction to "surprise party?" Thanks.0-
  

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" >>NO, I dn't think so02br 02br 00'Surprising rewards' is continuos future tense tense while 'surprise party' is present perfect0-

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0I wonder why it's "surprising rewards" in the above instead of 'surprise rewards" while it's a "surprise party" rather than "surprising party." Isn't "surprising rewards" similar in construction to "surprise party?" >>NO, I dn't think so02br
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00'Surprising rewards' is continuos future tense tense while 'surprise party' is present perfect0-
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0I think "surprise party" is simply idiomatic. It's a surprise for the person who is the guest of honor, with the noun functioning as an adjective.02br
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00Whether results are "a surprise" (it happens all at once) or "surprising" (simply somthing you didn't expect, although it doesn't have happen all at once) can be a bit subjective.02br
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