In Nov 2005, scores of poeple were killed in suicide b omb attacks on three hotels housing visitng Westerners in Amman.
the word' housing' .. menas.. what? its a noun or adj?..
can u make another example as sentences?
2006-12-21 20:46:13 · 5 answers · asked by kaoru413 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
C'mon, Cliffy - Sure it can be used as an adjective. It's the present participle. How about "housing regulations"? Participles are often used as adjectives - The Gathering Storm; Let sleeping dogs lie; and on and on. That's not to say it's an adjective here. Grammarians get into arguements about constructions like this, and there is no clear winner.
One way to look at it (and my choice) is that it is part of a clause modifying "hotels" Add the words "which were" immediately before "housing" and the relation becomes much more apparent - it's the past progressive of the verb "to house".
"Westerners" would be the object of that verb and "visiting" an adjective (see - another participle) modifying "Westerners." And "in Amman" is an adverbial phrase modifying "housing."
To answer the question:
In this construction, "housing" is a verb, but its use this way is a complex point of English grammar, and not all agree.
As a noun:
Housing is difficult to find in Boston.
As an adjective:
Housing costs in Boston are high.
As a verb:
He is housing his relatives in a hotel in Boston.
2006-12-22 10:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, in this sentence, the word housing is used as a verb. The three hotels were "housing" visiting westerners. As in "I am housing a foreign exchange student this summer." It means to provide accomodation for.
You can also use it as a noun. It can mean a shelter or an encasement. "It is hard to find affordable housing in New York City." "We removed the housing in order to get to the engine."
It cannot be used as an adjective.
ETA - Oh, dear, if dollhaus is going to bring participles into this, I may just have to have a good cry.
2006-12-22 03:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by c'mon, cliffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 10:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a noun: there is a shortage of housing in this city.
as a verb: she is housing three dogs over christmas.
2006-12-21 20:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by mookvey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it's grammAr. And you really should do your own homework. The word "housing", in this context, is an adjective, descriptive of the function the hotels are serving. I will leave the rest of your question for you to fill in. I'm sure the purpose of this exercise is for YOU to learn, which won't happen if someone else does it for you...good luck
2006-12-21 20:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by swttxlady 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋