V_ING AS A NOUN OR A NOUN
Dear everybody,
Grammatical books say that Gerunds (Ving) have function as a noun.
Here is the example from the book:
- Smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
- Buying a house is his dream.
I asked some people, They said that the V_ing form in 1st of each below pairs is less formal than the noun in 2nd. And There are no emphasis and no differences on the meaning between them? Is this correct?
And I can use either ways I feel like?
(1)All things done for a pizza creating.
(2)All things done for a pizza creation.
(1)The reconstructing of this building is needed
(2)The reconstruction of this building is needed
(1)Chinese suppliers let workers stay home to avoid spreading Corona virus
(2)Chinese suppliers let workers stay home to avoid the spread of Corona virus
Top answer
LE HANH 2383 (1)All things done for a pizza creating. That is unnatural. The noun "pizza" must be positioned as the object of "creating" - it is a verb, after all.
- LE HANH 2383 (1)All things done for a pizza creating.
- That is unnatural.
- The noun "pizza" must be positioned as the object of "creating" - it is a verb, after all.
- All things done for creating a pizza.
- LE HANH 2383 (2)All things done for a pizza creation.
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LE HANH 2383(1)All things done for a pizza creating.
That is unnatural. The noun "pizza" must be positioned as the object of "creating" - it is a verb, after all.
All things done for creating a pizza.
LE HANH 2383(2)All things done for a pizza creation.
This is a little complicated.
A pizza creation
0LE HANH 2383(1)The reconstructing of this building is needed
That is not natural English.
LE HANH 2383(2)The reconstruction of this building is needed
That is ok. But the most natural is the passive infinitive of the verb.
This building needs to be reconstructed.
LE HANH 2383(1)Chi
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