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The noun 'thinking' is a gerund (a verbal noun), the present participle, present tense of the verb to think. A gerund functions as a noun in a sentence.
The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.
Examples:
Thinking is hard word for some people. (noun, subject of the sentence)
Are you thinking what I'm thinking? (verb)
I like him, he's a thinking man. (adjective, describes the noun 'man')
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What kind of nouns is honesty?
The noun 'honesty' is a common, uncountable, abstract noun; a word for a quality of behaving, speaking, or thinking; a word for a thing.
What is the noun function of thinking is hard work?
The nouns is the sentence, 'Thinking is hard work.' are 'thinking', a verbal noun called a gerund, is the subject of the sentence; and work, the direct object of the linking verb 'is'.
What abstract noun can you make from kind?
The the noun 'kind' is an abstract noun as a word for type or class; having similar characteristics.The abstract noun for kind is kindness.
What kind of noun is storm?
A common noun
What is a barrel of animals a collective noun for?
The collective noun you are thinking of is a barrel of monkeys.Another collective noun is a troop of monkeys.
What kind of nouns is honesty?
The noun 'honesty' is a common, uncountable, abstract noun; a word for a quality of behaving, speaking, or thinking; a word for a thing.
What is the concrete noun for kind?
The noun 'kind' is an abstract noun. There is no form for kind that is a concrete noun.
Attitude is what kind of noun?
The noun 'attitude' is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind; a position of the body or a figure; the position of something in relation to something else.
What abstract noun from kind?
The noun 'kind' is an abstact noun as a word for a type or class. The abstract noun form of the adjective "kind" is "kindness".
What is the noun function of thinking is hard work?
The nouns is the sentence, 'Thinking is hard work.' are 'thinking', a verbal noun called a gerund, is the subject of the sentence; and work, the direct object of the linking verb 'is'.
Is thinking a idea as a noun?
Yes, the gerund, thinking, is an abstract (idea) noun; a word for the process of using one's mind to consider or reason.
What kind of noun is ravenous?
It's no kind of noun it is an adjective. The noun is ravenousness.
Is the word thinking a noun?
The word think has a limited use as a noun, for example: We've had a good think and have made a decision.The noun form for the verb 'to think' is thinker, one who thinks; and the gerund (verbal noun) thinking.
What is the abstract noun of think?
Yes, thinking is an abstract noun, a verbal noun called a gerund.
What abstract noun can you make from kind?
The the noun 'kind' is an abstract noun as a word for type or class; having similar characteristics.The abstract noun for kind is kindness.
What noun means do something after thinking?
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What is the noun of kind?
The word 'kind' is both an adjective and a noun. The noun kind, a singular, common, abstract noun is a word for a group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category.The noun forms for the adjective kind are kindness and kindliness.
