[Grammar] "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

[nininaz]

Hello,
In the following, "living" is noun or adjective?!
"A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."
what does it mean according to the following links?!
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionarie...glish/living_2
Does it mean " the needs that is necessary to live a life"?!

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

I can't see the quoted sentence in the link you posted.

 

[nininaz]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

I can't see the quoted sentence in the link you posted.

Sorry, I have edited my post.

 

[bhaisahab]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

Where is the quoted sentence?

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

It appears that the quoted sentence was written by somebody else. Who wrote it? It's not natural.

 

[nininaz]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

It appears that the quoted sentence was written by somebody else. Who wrote it? It's not natural.

"A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."
Source: 504 words, edition 6, lesson 12

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

As it is written, "living" is an adjective.

 

[nininaz]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

As it is written, "living" is an adjective.

Thanks. But, why can't I find the meaning from the below link?
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/living_1
none of them make sense.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

You need a new dictionary.

The phrase "living space/needs" is very common in English.

 

[nininaz]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

You need a new dictionary.

The phrase "living space/needs" is very common in English.

Could you please give me the new dictionary's link?!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

"Living" is the present participle of the verb "live". Participles act as adjectives, but they are not always listed with separate definitions. Try www.onelook.com

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "A bedroom, kitchen and bath were adequate shelter for his living needs."

Click here and scroll down to definition 3.

The word being exemplified in that exercise is 'adequate'.

A better example sentence would have been

"A bedroom, kitchen and bathroom were adequate [STRIKE]shelter[/STRIKE] for his [STRIKE]living[/STRIKE] needs."

Bookmark the OneLook dictionary site for future reference. Longman is not the best dictionary available.