Nithila  +  828383 Tue, 21 Jul 09 05:29 AM Nowadays, i'm seiously considering about correct grammer for writing. i don't want any more ungrammaticall  sentence for my future writing. i'm siverely confused about  "Followed by infinitives"  and "not followed by infinitives". i'm trying to correct my ungrammaticall sentence. i tried correcting the Switch but the lamp still did not work. i just went through the  grammer books they said there is some word followed by "-ing " with out to. such as stop, delay, fancy, consider. some are with to . such as afford, agree, appear. could you give some sugesstion or pattern what are the way to resolve such a probelme? Nithila Joined on Thu, Apr 19 2007 Full Member 121 if my question is grammatically wrong, please inform me, or correct it. It will help me a lot Sentences

	Goodman  +  828412 Tue, 21 Jul 09 05:51 AM Hi, I think you can start by using proper capitalization and spelling. i'm trying to correct my ungrammaticall sentence. i tried correcting  repairing/ adjusting the switch but the lamp still did not work.         Gerund and infinitive are both ok in this context. But it's not always true. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Capital Letters, Gerunds, Spelling, Writing, Sentences, Context

	Nithila  +  828438 Tue, 21 Jul 09 06:18 AM Thanks for your suggesion and correction but i have list of words which are categorized according the "followed by infinitives" and  "not followed by infinitives" and both. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} not by infinitive Both can be applied by infinitives admit advise afford anticipate can't bear agree appreciate begin appear avoid continue arrange complete forget ask consider hate beg delay like care deny love claim discuss prefer consent dislike regret decide enjoy remember demand finish can't stand deserve can't help start expect keep try fail mention hesitate mind hope miss learn postpone manage practice manage need quit offer recall plan recollect prepare recommend pretend resent promise resist refuse risk seem stop struggle suggest swear tolerate threaten understand volunteer wait want wish is there any way to remember which words followed by infinitive ? Nithila Styles

	Mister Micawber  +  828450 Tue, 21 Jul 09 06:26 AM You must either memorize them or become accustomed to them by using them; there is no rule. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,769 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Nithila  +  828453 Tue, 21 Jul 09 06:31 AM Mister Micawber “You must either memorize them or become accustomed to them by using them; there is no rule. ” thanks a lot.. that means not eassy for non native speaker . Nithila

	Mister Micawber  +  828462 Tue, 21 Jul 09 06:35 AM But not impossible, either. Just keep working at it, and someday you'll surprise yourself by getting them right naturally. Mister Micawber

	dokterjokkebrok  +  828635 Tue, 21 Jul 09 09:23 AM Nithila “ could you give some sugesstion or pattern what are the way to resolve such a p ” Dowload the free program at this website www.teach2000.nl. Enter in all the verbs and their corresponding infinitives and/or -ing forms/that/if-clauses. A flash-card mode is available to help you memorise everything. Combine this with self-made exercises in which you use verbs that require a kind of infinitive/that-clause/if-clause etc. And practise this. It will take a lot of time, but in the end, you'll be glad that you did, because every time you hear the correct form, e.g. in a conversation, you will be remembered of what you've learned, and so it is not that difficult at all to keep up this knowledge.  Regards  Jordy   dokterjokkebrok Joined on Sun, Jun 21 2009 The Netherlands Full Member 226 "Experience is the name we all give to our mistakes." Oscar Wilde Regards, Online, Websites, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Conversational

	Nithila  +  830218 Wed, 22 Jul 09 08:19 PM T dokterjokkebrok “ Nithila “ could you give some sugesstion or pattern what are the way to resolve such a p ” Dowload the free program at this website www.teach2000.nl. Enter in all the verbs and their corresponding infinitives and/or -ing forms/that/if-clauses. A flash-card mode is available to help you memorise everything. Combine this with self-made exercises in which you use verbs that require a kind of infinitive/that-clause/if-clause etc. And practise this. It will take a lot of time, but in the end, you'll be glad that you did, because every time you hear the correct form, e.g. in a conversation, you will be remembered of what you've learned, and so it is not that difficult at all to keep up this knowledge.  Regards  Jordy   ” Thanks a lot for your sugesstion. think is software does not belongs to english language. so how can i use as a english language builder? Nithila Regards, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Online, Websites, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Conversational, Languages

	dokterjokkebrok  +  830421 Thu, 23 Jul 09 02:02 AM I believe that, during the installation process, you are given the choice to select a language, one of which is English. Regards Jordy  dokterjokkebrok Regards, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages