動名詞には動詞的動名詞と名詞的動名詞の二つあるとしばしばいわれる。前者のほうは別な言い方で、叙実名詞化形(factive nominal)、後者のほうは行為名詞化形(action nominal)という。それぞれの例文を次のように挙げることにする。 1. a. His rapid drawing of the pictur...
We often hear the word "International." If you look up the word in a dictionary, you will find its meaning as having relationships with other countries or so. Today, Japan has a lot of problems which are not only domestic but also related to foreign countries....