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::''I am a girl'' | ::''I am a girl'' | ||
===VN: The verbal noun=== | ===VN: The verbal noun=== | ||
Kiwi makes use of verbal nouns when the subject and tense is unknown. Verbal nouns take many forms in English, in Kiwi, however, they all take the same form, the infinitive:: | Kiwi makes use of verbal nouns when the subject and tense is unknown, or when there is no direct object of the verb. Verbal nouns take many forms in English, in Kiwi, however, they all take the same form, the infinitive:: | ||
*'''''To err''' is human''. | *'''''To err''' is human''. | ||
*''I like '''singing'''. | *''I like '''singing'''. | ||