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Herususilo Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What distinguishes these confusing words?
Push >< pushing
Shipment >< shipping
Move >< moving
Aren't all of words "noun"? An english-forums friend suggested me before to check the meaning in dictionary.com.
But I still don't understand to distinguish those words. Please help me. Ex : when we've to use "move" and when we've to use "moving"? Thx ^^
Shipment >< shipping
Move >< moving
Aren't all of words "noun"? An english-forums friend suggested me before to check the meaning in dictionary.com.
But I still don't understand to distinguish those words. Please help me. Ex : when we've to use "move" and when we've to use "moving"? Thx ^^
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Hello, herususilo - and welcome to English Forums. Yes, all of those (and many more – run/running, sleep/sleeping, thought/thinking , etc) are or can be nouns, and there is no simple rule for deciding which one to use. Any verb can be turned into a noun by adding -ing , but when we are talking about the noun state in a sentence or an individual instance of it, we usually choose the specially formed noun if it exists: A push will get your car going.
- Hello, herususilo - and welcome to English Forums.
- Yes, all of those (and many more – run/running, sleep/sleeping, thought/thinking , etc) are or can be nouns, and there is no simple rule for deciding which one to use.
- Any verb can be turned into a noun by adding -ing , but when we are talking about the noun state in a sentence or an individual instance of it, we usually choose the specially formed noun if it exists: A push will get your car going.
- Your shipment will arrive on Tuesday.
- I'm thinking of making a move to a new career.
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Hello, herususilo - and welcome to English Forums.
Yes, all of those (and many more – run/running, sleep/sleeping, thought/thinking, etc) are or can be nouns, and there is no simple rule for deciding which one to use. Any verb can be turned into a noun by adding -ing, but when we are talking about the noun state in a sentence or an individual instance of it, we usually choo
Yes, all of those (and many more – run/running, sleep/sleeping, thought/thinking, etc) are or can be nouns, and there is no simple rule for deciding which one to use. Any verb can be turned into a noun by adding -ing, but when we are talking about the noun state in a sentence or an individual instance of it, we usually choo
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Thx a lot Micawber, really help me.
Just want to clarify :
If you're visiting me. Must I say "Thanks for your visit", since it refers to a clear activity not general activitiy. Is this right? But, in fact I often found a native speaker said "Thanks for your visiting." Or I must ignore to think about these words, since no sure rule, and we could choose both of them? Confusing eno
Just want to clarify :
If you're visiting me. Must I say "Thanks for your visit", since it refers to a clear activity not general activitiy. Is this right? But, in fact I often found a native speaker said "Thanks for your visiting." Or I must ignore to think about these words, since no sure rule, and we could choose both of them? Confusing eno
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If you're visiting me. Must I say "Thanks for your visit", since it refers to a clear activity not general activitiy. Is this right?-- That would be the normal thing to say, yes.
But, in fact I often found a native speaker said "Thanks for your visiting." -- I'm sorry, but I don't believe that you've heard a native speaker saying that (and how often do you visit native speakers,
But, in fact I often found a native speaker said "Thanks for your visiting." -- I'm sorry, but I don't believe that you've heard a native speaker saying that (and how often do you visit native speakers,
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