Difference between 寝るのと食べるの　and　寝ていて食べている
寝るのと食べるの　and　寝ていて食べている
What's the difference?
I have learned that the と particle is used to connect nouns, but with the の particle, verbs can be treated like nouns .I've also heard of both ways being used, so when would you use each?
Are there certain situations, naunces, etc where one would be preferred over the other?

Question

Difference between 寝るのと食べるの　and　寝ていて食べている
寝るのと食べるの　and　寝ていて食べている 
What's the difference? 
I have learned that the と particle is used to connect nouns, but with the の particle, verbs can be treated like nouns .I've also heard of both ways being used, so when would you use each? 
Are there certain situations, naunces, etc where one would be preferred over the other?

Answer

Both 寝るのと食べるの　and　寝ていて食べている are somewhat weird to my ears; 寝ていて食べている should be said as 寝ながら食べている. ; 寝るのと食べるの needs extra と as 寝るのと食べるのと.

と in 寝るのと食べるのと means "and, in addition to, along with ..." and the と you've mentioned has another meaning ”的 in Chinese alike" which substantivize some verbs into noun phrase.

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