A Barbary macaque, Gibraltar.
A Barbary macaque, Gibraltar. A macaque is an ape, not a monkey, but as it happens both words can be used as a noun and also as a verb. To ape is to mimic in an unthinking fashion; to monkey about with something is to tinker with it, to play with it or even try to mend it with potentially disastrous results.
Verb and Noun
Show by means of sentences that each of the words below can be used as a noun and also as a verb.
1. Kiss. 2. Peak. 3. Escape. 4. School. 5. Stretch. 6. Register. 7. Track. 8. Issue. 9. Drone. 10. Shock.
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