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Past participle or Present participle?

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Latest post Fri, May 16 2008 10:01 AM by Lone Swordsman. 3 replies.
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Lone Swordsman  +  514031 Thu, 15 May 08 02:44 PM
Hi, all

Could you please tell me what's the difference between these two sentences. Actually, the part I'm interested in is if I should use the past participle or the present participle of the verb "to connect" after "a router".

1) I have a router connecting to my PC via a twisted pair cable.
2) I have a router connected to my PC via a twisted pair cable.

I tend to use the second one (connected) to describe what connects to what, but I've also heard people use the first one a lot. Which one seems to be more appropriate for you?

Thanks.
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Yoong Liat, 1 yr 195 days ago

Lone Swordsman
“Hi, all

Could you please tell me what's the difference between these two sentences. Actually, the part I'm interested in is if I should use the past participle or the present participle of the verb "to connect" after "a router".

1) I have a router connecting to my PC via a twisted pair cable.
2) I have a router connected to my PC via a twisted pair cable.

I tend to use the second one (connected) to describe what connects to what, but I've also heard people use the first one a lot. Which one seems to be more appropriate for you?

Thanks.
”
To me. only the second sentence is correct.

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CalifJim  +  514286 Fri, 16 May 08 04:40 AM
 Sometimes you'll hear the first one, but the second one is more appropriate.

CJ 
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Lone Swordsman  +  514368 Fri, 16 May 08 10:01 AM
CalifJim, Yoong Liat thanks for your replies.

After all the comments, I think I just keep on using the second one.
Lone Swordsman
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