OG241 streaming

soundsgood

streaming 是不是 动作性名词，所以stream是名词，所以逻辑意思上来说用stream? xiexie

241. As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

(A)  As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream

(B)  Besides heat and light, also the Sun is the source of a continuous stream

(C)  Besides heat and light, the Sun is also the source of a continuous streaming

(D)  The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream

(E)   The Sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming

WTO

streaming  is a noun, too.  but the phrase should be "stream of " rather than "streaming of ". 

however, "streaming out/from/onto/with/in/through/behind/across/past" is correct.

soundsgood

Thanks, but does your explanation talk the same thing as mine?

Jarod

Answer is D to me. Stream here is nothing but a mere regular noun!