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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Verbs used as nouns
Here, the Common refers to the Boston Common.
Then there came another cry from the Common, not a human one this time but something between a surprised yelp and a hurt yowl. Clay turned to look and saw the dog that had been trotting with the Frisbee in its mouth.
<From "CELL" by Stephen King>
I'd like to know though we can use a verb as a noun as in my example if we don't have any noun which corresponds with the verb.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Then there came another cry from the Common, not a human one this time but something between a surprised yelp and a hurt yowl. Clay turned to look and saw the dog that had been trotting with the Frisbee in its mouth.
<From "CELL" by Stephen King>
I'd like to know though we can use a verb as a noun as in my example if we don't have any noun which corresponds with the verb.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
Both words can function as nouns and as verbs,
- Both words can function as nouns and as verbs,
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@park sang joon: Your question is not well formulated. Are you asking for synonyms of "yelp" and "yowl?"
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I'm so sorry for my terrible mistake.
I'd like to knowthough whether we can use a verb as a noun, as in my example, if we don't have any noun which corresponds with for the verb.
I'd like to know
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I don't think such a rule exists in English!
However as fivejedjon has pointed out, in this case (and many other cases indeed), a word can function both as a noun and a verb.
However as fivejedjon has pointed out, in this case (and many other cases indeed), a word can function both as a noun and a verb.
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