こんにちは。教えて下さい。

受験問題集で、
「baby cradle sleeping the the look in at」を
正しく並び替えよ、との問題です。

正解は「Look at the baby sleeping in the cradle」とありました。しかし、私は、
「Look at the sleeping　baby in the cradle」としましたが、私の解答でも正解ではないのかな、と
思ってしまい、迷っています。

私の解答では、どこが誤りでしょうか？
御教授の程、宜しくお願い致します。

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I think your answer is correct also.

In "Look at the baby sleeping in the cradle" the focus of attention is on "sleeping". Here, "sleeping" is used as a verb, and the statement is being made to describe what the baby is doing.


In "Look at the sleeping　baby in the cradle" the word "sleeping" is not used as a verb but it's used as an adjective to describe the baby, in the same way as "pretty baby", "blonde baby" or "happy baby". The focus is on the baby.

There are other examples of cases when "sleeping" is used as an adjective for a baby:

"These adorable images of sleeping newborn babies are enough to warm anyone up on these cold days."

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To Mr.Daniel

Thank you for your explain.
I could solve my question.

Thank you very much.

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>Thank you for your explain.

That would be "Thank you for your [explanation]."

You could also say "Thank you for [explaining]."

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