149. The participial termination ing may often be omitted and implied, to facilitate a junction with the next word; but in separately-written words or at the end of a phrase, the expression of ing will generally aid in ready reading.

Exercise

Write the following phrases, omitting ing:

are you go(ing) there board (ing) school command (ing) officer draw (ing) room drink (ing) saloon

enact (ing) clause enter (ing) wedge labor (ing.) classes labor (ing) people look (ing) glass

presid(ing) elder read(ing) room resolv(ing) clause sew(ing) machine smok(ing) car (kr) sitt(ing) room speak (ing) tube

stepp(ing) stone

this even(ing)

this morn (ing)

visit (ing) board

water (ing) place

without tak(ing) time (tm)

work (ing) classes