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Originally Posted by ESL-lover Hello....
What is correct?
Team teaching or Teaching team?
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I agree with twostep.
In addition,
team teaching is a participle phrase wherein 'team' functions as an adverb (i.e, teach
together. Teach how? Together). The phrase 'team teaching'--because it's a participle--functions as (a) part of a verb (e.g., They teach together ~ They team teach, They
are team teaching right now), (b) an adjective (e.g., They are a
team teaching machine), and (c) as a gerund (e.g.,
Team teaching is fun!).
teaching team , on the other hand, does not refer to an action. It's a noun phrase. It contains the adjective 'teaching' and the noun 'team'. 'teaching team' refers to a thing and it means, a team that teaches.
Adjective Test
Question: What kind of team?
Answer: The
teaching kind.
EXAMPLES Verb Phrase
We
are team teaching right now.
(We are teaching together as a team right now.)
We
will team teach tomorrow. (Future)
(We will teach as a team tomorrow.)
We
team taught last week. (Past)
(We
taught as a team last week.)
Noun Phrase
We are a
teaching team.
(We are a team, one that teaches together.)
All the best, :D
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