The difference between progress and to progress

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Anonymous

#486952 Mon, 10 Mar 08 12:42 PM

You have made absolutely no progress.

If you want to progress, you'll have to work harder.

Are there any differences between the italicized words in these sentences?

Grammar Geek

#486957 Mon, 10 Mar 08 12:48 PM

The noun, in the first sentence, has the accent on the first syllable. PRAW-gress. (American pronunciation)

The verb, in the second sentence, has the accent on the second syllable. pruh-GRESS. (Also American)

Did you mean pronunciation, or did you mean something else?

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Anonymous

#486973 Mon, 10 Mar 08 01:04 PM

N, I didn't mean the pronunciation, I meant the meanings of the two words. One is a noun and the other a verb so how does the meaning change?

Grammar Geek

#486985 Mon, 10 Mar 08 01:41 PM

When you progress (as a verb) you make progress (the noun).

When you put something in a can (n), you can (v) it.

When find (v) something, it may be a great find (n).

You can have a hard freeze (n) when the ground is frozen, or Mother Nature can freeze (v) a city for an entire week.

There are many words that have a verb and a noun form.