1. There is a boy in the living room.

Question

2. Did you make a shopping list?
3. He bought a pair of pants at the clothing store.

In the sentende, what is the part of speech of 'living', 'shopping' and 'clothing'?

Are they gerunds or nouns?

Answer 1

These words are used here as adjectives, modifying the nouns: room, list, store.

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