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Old 03-05-2004, 08:59 PM   #9 (permalink)
vreddy
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Gerundial noun is not as abstract as real nouns are.

"Destructing many lakes" is not as abstract as "destruction of many lakes"

Check the following forms
Noun1's V-ing Noun2
Noun1's V-ing of the Noun2
The V-ing of Noun2
The V-ing



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