His favorite interest is play video game.

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Angliholic

#545178 Wed, 23 Jul 08 12:54 AM

His favorite interest is play video game.
His favorite interest is to play video games.

Hi,
Is the second in the above better than the first grammatically? Thanks.

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Clive

#545182 Wed, 23 Jul 08 01:03 AM

Hi,
His favorite interest is play video game. Not grammatical.
His favorite interest is to play video games. Not idiomatic.
His favorite interest is playing video games. Say it this way.

Best wishes, Clive

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