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Beginning vs. Begin #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 24, 2005 16:00 pm   Beginning vs. Begin
 

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", question 4

I read the ......... of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.

(a) starting
(b) start
(c) beginning
(d) begin

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", answer 4

I read the beginning of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.

Correct answer: (c) beginning
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Beginning #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 24, 2005 16:35 pm   Beginning
 

You need the noun here beginning.
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Beginning vs. Begin #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:20 am   Beginning vs. Begin
 

And why not starting?
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Beginning vs. Begin #4 (permalink) Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:56 am   Beginning vs. Begin
 

Hi,

'Starting' is not usually used as a noun but more often in an adjectival function as 'starting point'.

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Edita #5 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:46 am   Edita
 

Hi,
can someone explain me this "start" and "begin" writing???
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