Peg: Noun: Economics . The level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set. Actually, how can we know whether it works as a noun or a verb ? Because it has an article for a start. The territory’s currency peg " Territory's

We had a poster (eddie) who spent a lot of time delving into appositives, pretty much on his own. I recall that the term "noun phrase" seemed ambiguous at times. We name phrases sometimes for the type of word that "fronts" them

Yes, a gerund: I like playing guitar. Playing guitar is a good hobby.

Hi, Many kind thanks in advance for anyone who can answer the following question. What part of speech is the word guitar in the sentence below: It's a noun, as you probably know. I like playing guitar. Is playing guitar a noun

Hello, Many kind thanks in advance for anyone who can answer the following question. What part of speech is the word guitar in the sentence below: I like playing guitar. Is playing guitar a noun phrase, and if so, what is that?

I think I've read that the appositive must be a noun or a noun phrase. I think that's what my dictionary says, in fact. An appositive is a re-naming or amplification of a word that immediately precedes it. (An ap positive, then

Geez, I think so. (I'd be more inclined to call it a parenthetical expression without parentheses.) I'm not really an expert on these. I don't usually see them at the end, but I can't say why not. They usually represent the thing

CJ, Thanks. I am still not clear why #1 is better. 'Rather than' needs to be followed by a noun or noun phrase, and therefore I felt the gerund 'disappointing' is more appropriate. Take another example, 3. Rather

The number of people with a heart disease has declined since 2000(there +verb to be+noun phrase) __ __

Hi, I'll give you my opinion. 1. a (0), b(0) 2. a (0), b(the) 3. a(0) 4. a(0) 1. Communication, learning and teaching can all be seen as abstract nouns which take no article if used in a general sense.