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Participio Presente — Present Participle·Lexicalized Nouns — Adjective or Noun?
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Rule reminder

Present participles can be nouns (referring to people in roles) or adjectives (describing a quality). The function depends on context.

Lexicalized Nouns — Adjective or Noun?1 / 10

'Ha presentato una proposta convincente.' — 'convincente' is used as:

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→ Present Participle as Noun — Common Professional Roles→ Lexicalized Nouns — Singular and Plural with Articles→ Lexicalized Nouns — Recognising the Underlying Verb→ Lexicalized Nouns — In Context
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