Un - Means The Opposite: We Can Use The - Ing Form of The Verb: - As A Noun

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Dis_ means not or opposite

Un_ means the opposite

We can use the -ing form of the verb:

• as a noun:

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I love swimming.
Swimming is very good for your health.
You can get fit by swimming regularly.

-ing nouns are nearly always uncount nouns

 as an adjective:

The main problem today is rising prices.


That programme was really boring.
He saw a woman lying on the floor.

Because the -ing noun or adjective is formed from a verb it can have any of


the patterns which follow a verb, for example:

 ... an object:

I like playing tennis.
Can you imagine living on the moon?

 ... or an adverbial:

You can earn a lot of money by working hard.


There were several people waiting for the bus.

 ... or a clause:

I heard someone saying that.

The -ing noun can be used:

 as the subject of a verb:

Learning English is not easy.

 as the object of a verb:

We enjoy learning English.

Common verbs followed by an -ing object are:

admit like hate start avoid

begi
suggest enjoy dislike finish
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 as the object of a preposition

Some people are not interested in learning English.

The -ing adjective can come:

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 in front of a noun:

I read an interesting article in the newspaper today.


We saw a really exciting match on Sunday.

 The commonest –ing adjectives used in front of the noun are

worryin
amusing interesting shocking disappointing
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boring surprising  exciting terrifying frightening

tiring annoying      

 after a noun:

Who is that man standing over there?


The boy talking to Angela is her younger brother.

 and especially after verbs like see, watch, hear, smell  etc.

I heard someone playing the piano.
I can smell something burning.

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