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Old 02-02-2007, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by carrie721 View Post
loving is a verb, but present tense participles ("-ing" verbs) can also be gerunds, which are nouns. you can put a noun in its place in the sentence.

you make cake fun.
you make worms fun.
you make calculators fun.

"loving" can also be the subject of a sentence ... "loving is fun" ... etc. it's a noun, baby!
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