By Verbs, Abstract nouns

This is a very interesting discussion. Allow me to present views:-Question: I would have written, ''fraud which perpetrated throughout.. What do you say? No. But you could say 'which was perpetrated throughout . . . ' turning the original adjective phrase iuto an adjective...

Well, here's one approach. Think of the roles that nouns play in a sentence. As a subject: Chocolate is great. Dogs are great. As an object: I like dogs. I like chocolate. Sometimes what you like, or what you want to say is great isn't a normal noun, one that you can touch, like...

A review:It's a one-syllable wordI think of it primarily as a verb, but it is an abstract noun as well.It's an ergative verb - like bake. I baked a cake, the cake baked in the oven. (But it's not bake!)It forms a phrasal verb with "up" If it is done at home, it does happen...

He took over the desk: He (possibly forcibly) took control of it, displacing anyone else who may have been using it!!! The army took over the village. This is a more usual use of the phrasal verb take over. However, you can have, in another meaning: He took over the desk: He assumed...

Should I just accept the fact some uncountable nouns, especially those that have abstract meanings, do not go well or don't not fit with a verb showing possession such as 'have'?Yes, you probably should accept that. It's probably a lot easier to memorize idioms with have plus a noun than to...

Schetin «A grammar is only a view of language. No matter what terminology, if it helps avoid mistakes and explain phenomena, then the grammar is good.» Very true. Also I'd say this: Rules describe the language, not define it. Rules follow from the language just like physical laws...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun. It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. _____________ The modern definition is given at...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. this is my first post here, I like to know these wordskilometercentimeterAre those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ? My usual approach is to categorize nouns as either proper nouns or common...

Which is better: (it's part of the information on the tea box)1. Tea facilitating digestion process2. Tea which facilitates digestion process3. A tea which facilitates a digestion processSHOULD I USE THE ARTICLE "a" BEFORE DIGESTION PROCESS. I KNOW THAT BEFORE ABSTRACT NOUNS WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT...

I have 2 questions. I'd be happy if someone answer them. (1) Omitting "the" from "the Abstract Noun" can be seen especially in phrases that have inside them the Verb-Object structure, as in "protection of nature", "lack of food" and "construction of a building". Can we always omit "the" from...