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Action Nouns

26-Dec-2008, 21:15

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Action Nouns

Hi everyone,
Just would like you give me a simple definition of what action nouns are with examples...

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27-Dec-2008, 04:42

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Re: Action Nouns

The root form denotes an action; e.g., eating, robbery, arrival, imitation.

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