請問這裡的starve為什麼要加ing ?

aaa33358

"Who that has seen the photos of starving children does not want to help them ?"
請問這句裡的 starve 為什麼要加 ing 呢 ?

pop00123

starve 本來是「動詞」,
這句子加了 ing 就變成「形容詞」,
用來形容 children , 意思就是: 受饑餓的小孩

英文有很多這類的文法: 動詞+ing 變成 形容詞
比如:
running man (跑步的人)
smiling face (微笑的臉)
worrying mother (擔憂的母親)
dying animals (垂死的動物)
....等等

ycceddy

V-ing and P.P. (V-ed) are often used as adjectives to modify the nouns after them. V-ing points out the progressive and active, while P.P. shows the passive and perfect aspect of the derived words.

aaa33358

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