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What part of speech is reading in the sentence Reading a book and talking on the telephone just wouldn't be the same?
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∙ 10y ago
It is a noun. The word "reading" here is a gerund acting as a compound subject with the gerund "talking."
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What is a simple subject?
A simple subject is a thing. If it were talking about a Baseball or a sentence the baseball is the simple subject.
When were vinny and clive on talking telephone numbers?
For all eternity, as neither of them wanted to hang up first. "No, you hang up! xx" "No Clive, you hang up, tehe!" etc etc
Is a plural or singular verb used with 'if'?
Yes. Which one is used depends on whether the subject of the sentence is singular or plural. If, when used as a conjunction, is never the subject of the sentence. The only time it can be is when the sentence is talking about the word if. A simple example is the sentence "if is a conjunction." A more complex example is the first sentence of this paragraph. In both these sentences the verb is singular because we are talking about a single if. In the sentence "too many 'ifs' can spoil a debate" spoil is plural because there are a number of ifs. The preceding paragraph may be a bit of a head-banger, but the good news is that it's maybe only once per million sentences that if is used as anything but a conjunction.
Can the word 'THE' be used as an adjective in the sentence' pass you the pen please?
No.The sentence in the question should be - Pass me the pen please - but there is no adjective in this sentence.Pass me the red pen please - red is an adjective.The is never an adjective it is always an article. There are three articles a/an/the. Articles come before nouns.Pass me the pen please. - because the is used in this sentence we assume the people talking know which pen - one particular pen - they are talking about.Pass me a pen please - in this sentence a pen means any pen no particular pen.Pass me an orange please - use an when the noun after a/an/the starts with a vowel.
Was the Last Supper eaten in silence?
No, most likely the Last Supper was instituted in singing, praying, reading from the Old Testament, and talking. The Last Supper was an extension of the celebration of the Jewish Passover. During the Passover meal, as it is still eaten today, there was a lot of activity: solemnity, but also joy and festivity. Jesus used the last elements of the Passover to show that the bread and the wine were representations of His body and blood shed at the cross.
Can you think of any sentence openers?
reading, looking, talking, waiting, wanting
How do you get as on reading?
Your grammar needs to improve... read the sentence that you just wrote. Does it make sense to you? What are you even talking about?
Is thinking separate from talking and reading?
yes
What is enterepreneur?
enterepepreneur is someone your talking about or reading about
What does 'reading habit' mean?
If I understand your question, you are talking about the process of reading itself. "He is in the habit of reading the daily newspaper" means that he regularly reads the newspaper. If you are in the habit of reading, it means that you read regularly.
What is definition of silent reading?
Silent reading is reading without pronouncing words out loud. It is reading to oneself.
Who is the author talking to?
Whoever is reading the book. E.g: you.
What is a irrelevant sentence?
An irrelevant sentence is a sentence that is not applicable or related to the content. In a paragraph, it means a sentence that is not useful or necessary in the paragraph.
Does reading help you?
Reading is definitely worth it! Reading is the same as talking to someone - and you can read anything ever written, which is like talking to the smartest people in the universe any time you want! The more you read, the smarter you get, because you learn more vocabulary, more facts, and more ways to think about things.
What does it mean if you were talking to your girl and she was reading?
It sounds like she is trying to blank you out mate!
What is the name of Amazon's wireless reading device?
I think you're talking about their Kindle.
What happens when you don't pay attention to reading?
you don't understand what was the story talking about
