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reciting vs recitation

Both 'reciting' and 'recitation' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Reciting' is the present participle form of the verb 'recite' and is used when someone is actively speaking or repeating something aloud. 'Recitation' is a noun that refers to the act of reciting or a formal reading or presentation of something.

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reciting

Correct. 'Reciting' is the present participle form of the verb 'recite' and is used when someone is actively speaking or repeating something aloud.

Use 'reciting' when referring to the action of speaking or repeating something aloud, such as reciting a poem or lines from a play.

Examples:

  • She was reciting a famous speech from memory.
  • The students took turns reciting the multiplication tables in class.
  • (redirected from reciting) ... Gerund: reciting ..... Here the class was reciting a lesson from an abstruse text-book on economics, reciting it by rote, with so obvious ...
  • 低频词,记不记随你啦~. v. 背诵( recite的现在分词); 详述,列举. 双语例句; 权威例句; 免费口语. 1. You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.
  • verb (used with object), recited, reciting. 1. to repeat the words ... verb (used without object), recited, reciting. 5. to recite a lesson or .... Related: Recited; reciting.
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Alternatives:

  • speaking aloud
  • repeating
  • uttering
  • quoting

recitation

Correct. 'Recitation' is a noun that refers to the act of reciting or a formal reading or presentation of something.

Use 'recitation' when referring to a formal reading or presentation of something, such as a recitation of a poem or a religious text.

Examples:

  • The recitation of the national anthem was moving.
  • She gave a beautiful recitation of Shakespeare's sonnets.
  • In academia, recitation is a presentation made by a student to demonstrate knowledge of a subject or to provide instruction to others. In some academic ...
  • n. 朗诵; 背诵; 习题课. 变形. 复数: recitations. 双语例句; 权威例句; 免费口语. 1. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem. 信写得很短——只是简单 ...
  • Qualities of a strong recitation: Ease and comfort with the audience. Engagement with the audience through physical presence, including appropriate body ...
  • 1475-85; < Latin recitātiōn- (stem of recitātiō), equivalent to recitāt (us) (past ... Poindexter followed with a recitation of the Iran program filled with deliberate ...

Alternatives:

  • reading aloud
  • presentation
  • performance
  • declaration

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