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Alex John Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct? and why?

1- Recycling and reuse
2- Recycling and reusing
  

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Alex John 2- Recycling and reusing This is stylistically preferred because of the parallel constructions. ") But both can be grammatically correct in the appropriate context.

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  • Alex John 2- Recycling and reusing This is stylistically preferred because of the parallel constructions.
  • ") But both can be grammatically correct in the appropriate context.
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Alex John2- Recycling and reusing
This is stylistically preferred because of the parallel constructions. (So is "recycle and reuse.")
But both can be grammatically correct in the appropriate context.
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Alex John 1- Recycling and reuse2- Recycling and reusing
The Three R's of ecology: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
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Alex John1- Recycling and reuse
With 'reuse' as the noun, I find this one preferable. The '-ing' nouns are usually second to the extant noun (if it exists) in style.
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