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[-] quindraco@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

"Eating" isn't a verb, either. The person you're responding to just got some terms wrong, the underlying idea about contractions is correct.

[-] arekkusu@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

"Eating" most definitely is a verb in that context

[-] jettrscga@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Good point, thanks I removed the "eating" example. That's what I get for commenting in the morning.

[-] Mogofwin@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I think your example is actually correct. Eating CAN be a noun, but in your example it is a present participle, a type of verb. It would be a noun if eating was the subject, ie: "eating is fun," where it would be a gerund. https://teacherblog.ef.com/grammar-recap-intro-to-gerunds-and-infinitives/

[-] jettrscga@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sigh I think you're right. It's the progressive form of the verb.

That's been throwing me off all day. Thanks for confirming. Grammar is confusing.

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