Nouns That Are Also Verbs

The teacher is going to subject us to more exams. This conversion of nouns to verbs is known as verbing and it has been around for as long as the English language itself. See the expample sentences below. English is my favorite subject in school.

101 Nouns That Are Also Verbs

There are lots of words that can be both a noun and a verb.

Nouns that are also verbs. Words that are both Nouns and Verbs. Sleeping is a noun functioning as the subject of this sentence and studying is a noun functioning as an object. Ancient verbs such as rain and thunder and more recent conversions such as access chair debut highlight and impact were all originally used only as nouns before they became verbs.

The gerunds sleeping and studying are ing forms of the verbs sleep and study. Some words whether they are used as nouns or verbs their pronunciation stays. Other words that can be used as nouns and verbs include the following.

Walk worship dream fight support trust refuse jail sentence position paint comment police center labor catch focus attempt kiss school use ring form farm book dance demands school silence point ring plant plan move file fire dialogue scheme etc. Abstract Nouns From Common Nouns. Many nouns are also verbs depending on how theyre used.

Dance verb The school is sponcering a dance on Saturday. I conduct my work professionally. Play is a noun in this sentence.

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