Why we use the gerund and not the noun?

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/elem-27 “Sailing”, question 7

But not in , eh?

(a) practices
(b) practice
(c) practical
(d) practicing

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/elem-27 “Sailing”, answer 7

But not in practicing, eh?

Correct answer: (d) practicing

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
But not in practice, eh?
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Why we use the gerund and not the noun???

Thanks

Yes, you’re quite right. It should be in practice. Thank you for pointing this out -we’ll get it corrected.

Dear Alan, you forgot to change practicing to practice in the correct sentence.

Hi Ella,

Many thanks for reminding us - it’ll be amended with the next update.
Regards
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

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i got it wrong with the answer “practice”???

Hello Kathryn,

“Practice” is correct; perhaps the test has not yet been amended.

Also, a comma is missing after “me”, in the first question:

“… me what did you do at the weekend?”

Best wishes,

MrP

Dear Sir,
It’s hard for me to accept the practice instead of practical.I still don’t understand,I’d like more explanation, thank you.
Best regards
Omario.

me too wanna know why it is not practical?
always after the “in” , the noun comes?practical is adverb
practical experience and the like right?
in practice is the correct…
but teachers , please make it more clear for me

dear teachers,
you forgot to change “practicing” to " practice" in the audio answer.

Dear Torsten,
I can not understand why can not we use ‘practicing’ instead of ‘practice’ ? Would you please to explain it for me?
In advance thanks a lot.
Mitra

HI dear Torsten,
I can’t understand why we use ‘practice’ instead of ‘practicing’ ? Would you please explaining it for me?
Thanks.
Narges.

Here, it is because of the preceding ‘in’ which joins with practice to form a phrase with a specific meaning:

‘In practice’ means ‘in fact’ or ‘in reality’ or ‘in actuality’.

Hi N.jafari,

‘In practice’ is a set expression and is the opposite in meaning to another set phrase ‘in theory’.

If you wanted to use the verb ‘practise’ after ‘in’ and make it into a gerund, you could say: In practising what she told us to do, we all became better students.

Alan

why not the answer is “practical” ?

Hi Manjubala,

Welcome to the forums.

Please read Alan’s answer in post #13. The set expression is ‘in practice’, which means ‘in reality’.

‘Practical’ is an adjective so would not work in this sentence.
(‘Practical’ as a noun is only used in informal English to describe a lesson or an exam in which students have to do or make things.

after ‘in’ have to add ‘-ing’. so, practicing is right I think.