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Panda blue 483 Posted 7 years ago
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Thinking for myself with my own goals in mind.
Filming officially began in October

Why do words like filming and thinking substitute for a noun ? But not other words ending in ing



Are these phrases or abbreviated sentences beginning one/only. They're missing an implied subject (It was/ She was/ etc.

Only hours old in the arms of her mother.
One of those rare gems unlikely to be known by many


  

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panda blue 483 Why do words like filming and thinking substitute for a noun ? But not other words ending in ing The present participle for verbs that denote activities can be used in the roles of nouns in a sentence. It means that activity.

  • panda blue 483 Why do words like filming and thinking substitute for a noun ?
  • But not other words ending in ing The present participle for verbs that denote activities can be used in the roles of nouns in a sentence.
  • It means that activity.
  • They are exceedingly common.
  • These act like verbs in that they can have complements.
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panda blue 483Why do words like filming and thinking substitute for a noun ? But not other words ending in ing

The present participle for verbs that denote activities can be used in the roles of nouns in a sentence. It means that activity. They are exceedingly common. These act like verbs in that they can have complements.

Golfing is my favorite fr

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