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Paraglajder Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"The purchase" or "The purchasing"?
What sentence makes more sense:
The purchase of tobacco continues.
or
The purchasing of tobacco continues.
?
(meaning the growers tobacco is still purchased by companies)
The purchase of tobacco continues.
or
The purchasing of tobacco continues.
?
(meaning the growers tobacco is still purchased by companies)
Top answer
Greetings, apart from the object of buying, the noun 'purchase' also signifies the act or instance of purchasing, but the emphasis is shifted to the fact, not the process. With 'purchasing', which is a verbal noun, the process is underlined, but both variants are grammatical. I would choose the second one, to tell you the truth.
- Greetings, apart from the object of buying, the noun 'purchase' also signifies the act or instance of purchasing, but the emphasis is shifted to the fact, not the process.
- With 'purchasing', which is a verbal noun, the process is underlined, but both variants are grammatical.
- I would choose the second one, to tell you the truth.
- Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings,
apart from the object of buying, the noun 'purchase' also signifies the act or instance of purchasing, but the emphasis is shifted to the fact, not the process. With 'purchasing', which is a verbal noun, the process is underlined, but both variants are grammatical. I would choose the second one, to tell you the truth.
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
apart from the object of buying, the noun 'purchase' also signifies the act or instance of purchasing, but the emphasis is shifted to the fact, not the process. With 'purchasing', which is a verbal noun, the process is underlined, but both variants are grammatical. I would choose the second one, to tell you the truth.
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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