The word 'watching' is the present participle of the verb to watch (I am watching, they are watching). The present participle of the verb is also an adjective (the watching crowd), and a gerund, a verbal noun. Gerunds are uncountable nouns.
Yes, the word watches is a noun, a plural, common, concrete noun, the singular form is a watch; for example: John received two watches as graduation gifts. The word watches is also a verb (watch, watches, watching, watched).
The word 'watch' is both a noun (watch, watches) and a verb (watch, watches, watching, watched). The use of the word in a sentence determines if it is a noun or a verb.Examples:My watch was a gift from my grandfather. (noun, subject of the sentence)On Friday we're going to the park to watch the fireworks. (verb)The noun forms of the verb to watch are watcher and the gerund, watching.
A crowd is the collective noun for people watching a match. You cannot have a collective noun of watching a match because watching is a verb, not a noun.
The verb and noun are spelled "watch" (to observe, or a pocket or wrist timepiece).
The noun 'watch' is a singular, common noun.The noun 'watch' is a concrete noun as a word for a timepiece carried or worn by a person.The noun 'watch' is an abstract noun as a word for a period of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend.The word 'watch' is also a verb: watch, watches, watching, watched.The noun forms of the verb to watch are watcher and the gerund watching.
The word watch can be a noun and a verb. The noun is a device that tells the time worn on the wrist. The verb form means to observe.
Yes, a verb can be a subject in a sentence. This structure is known as a gerund, where the verb functions as a noun in the sentence. For example, "Running is my favorite hobby." Here, "Running" is the subject of the sentence.
The noun watch is a singular, common, noun; watch can be an abstract noun (the night watch) or a concrete noun (a wrist watch). The word watch is also a verb (watch, watches, watching, watched).
A verb phrase is a group of words that includes a main verb and any auxiliary verbs or modifiers, indicating an action or condition. A noun phrase, on the other hand, is a group of words centered around a noun that functions as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence. In essence, the key distinction lies in whether the central element is a verb or a noun.
The sentence 'I like watching the squirrels' actually contains two verbs: 'like' and 'watch'. Note that the verb 'watch' is actually in what's called the present participle form and therefore can act as a noun itself.
Yes, the word 'cart' is both a noun (cart, carts) and a verb (cart, carts, carting, carted). Examples: noun: The man was not watching his cart when it rolled into my car. verb: We had to cart all of the paint and equipment up to the third floor.