Is "pain" a noun or a verb?
For example, which of the following sentences is correct:
- My eyes are paining.
- There is a pain in my eyes.
Sentence 2 is correct: "there is a pain in my eyes".
Pain can be a noun or verb, for example:
The pain is terrible = noun
It pains me to see you this way = verb
For more details please see:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pain