Noun or adjective

[onkar]

A walking boot.(It is adjective)

A falling tree. (It is adjective)


A gardening book ( It is noun ,but i think it should be adjective.)

Please solve my problem by explanation.

[Tdol]

What is a noun? Gardening or gardening book?

[onkar]

gardening book

[Tdol]

Where did you read that walking boot and falling tree are adjectives?

[onkar]

alphaDictionary * Free English Online Dictionary * Word Games (When I opened this online dictionary and enter the words "falling" and "walking" ,and click on search.

[sumon.]

not a teacher
Hi onkar
Yes, falling is an adjective but you should not forget that it follows a noun. So it works as a noun phrase as a whole.

[5jj]

A walking boot.(It is adjective)
A falling tree. (It is adjective)
A gardening book ( It is noun ,but i think it should be adjective.)

Please solve my problem by explanation.

It is not always immediately clear to everybody exactly what the function of the -ing form is when it precedes a noun.

1. I have a weekend job; walking dogs earns me some useful pocket money.
2. Walking dogs don't go far without stopping to sniff a bush or lamp post.
3. Walking boots can be very expensive.

In #1, 'walking' is the subject of the verb 'earns' and therefore functions very much like a noun; however, it has a direct object 'dogs', and so functions very much like verb. This type of -ing form is often called a 'gerund'
In #2, the -ing form describes the dogs, very much as an adjective does; it is also very closely related to the verb in 'the dogs are walking'. This type of adjectival -ing form is often called 'the present participle'.
In #3, the boots are for walking; 'walking' is a gerund.

So, we have a walking (gerund) boot, a falling (participle) tree and a gardening (gerund) book.

[ratóncolorao]

A walking boot.(It is adjective)

A falling tree. (It is adjective)


A gardening book ( It is noun ,but i think it should be adjective.)

Please solve my problem by explanation.

Good question.

A book about gardening
A tree that is falling
A boot that is used for walking

Falling and Walking are adjectives before a noun, however, Gardening is a noun before another noun. Why is not "Gardening" an adjective? I don't know. Garden is a noun and gardening another one whilst falling and walking come from two verbs: fall and walk.


I will follow your thread.

[bhaisahab]

Good question.

A book about gardening
A tree that is falling
A boot that is used for walking

Falling and Walking are adjectives before a noun, however, Gardening is a noun before another noun. Why is not "Gardening" an adjective? I don't know. Garden is a noun and gardening another one whilst falling and walking come from two verbs: fall and walk.


I will follow your thread.

There is a verb "to garden".