#2 (permalink) Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:12 am Gerund |
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. Yes, they are both nouns; in fact, all the answers are nouns (if you consider suspending as the gerund).
In suspense: in a tense state; excitedly anticipating an approaching climax.
Suspension: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc); the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); an interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
As you can see, the latter definitions do not fit the meaning of the sentence: the readers were tense because they didn't know what would happen next in the book. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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