ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: what are the difference??

26TMNTJG2PG — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:27:28 GMT

Treating 'providing' to be a gerund, you will find the two sentences are having the same meaning as explained by Ruslana. Then, note that both sentences do not indicate that the action of providing has commenced.

Your can write: The decision makers are making new decisions for improving company performance.

Re: what are the difference??

Ruslana — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:02:13 GMT

poci_wasiats
1) the new approach is providing information
2) the new approach is to provide information

They may mean the same thing. The difference would just be in the predicate.

1) The new approach is providing [the predicate is composed of the linking verb "to be" and the gerund "providing"] information.

2) The new approach is to provide [the predicate is composed of the linking verb "to be" and the infinitive "to provide"] information.

Here is another example of the same construction:

1) Her greatest pleasure is travelling. (It doesn't mean that we have a travelling pleasure but that travelling is her pleasure.)

2) Her greatest pleasure is to travel. (To travel is her pleasure.)

Re: what are the difference??

poci_wasiats — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:39:34 GMT

only remove "in order"?

can i write The decision makers have [ to make / making ] new decisions [ to improve / improving ] company performance ??

Re: what are the difference??

26TMNTJG2PG — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:35:52 GMT

the decision makers have to decide new decisions in order to improve company performance...

The above sentence can be simplified as:

The decision makers have to make new decisions to improve company performance...

Re: what are the difference??

poci_wasiats — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:21:02 GMT

the decision makers have to decide new decisions in order to improve company performance...

how thats will work??

Re: what are the difference??

Marius Hancu — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:47:29 GMT

Give us some full sentences to show clear context.

Re: what are the difference??

poci_wasiats — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:46:31 GMT

how bout this sentence??

1) the decision makers have to decide new decisions

2) the decision makers deciding new decisions

are they correct?

thx...

Re: what are the difference??

26TMNTJG2PG — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:42:59 GMT

1) is showing action.

2) is showing purpose.

1) The organisation is giving many benefits to its members.

2) The organisation is to give many benefits to its members.

what are the difference??

poci_wasiats — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:29:37 GMT

1) the new approach is providing information

2) the new approach is to provide information

what are the diffrence between no 1 and 2??

bcos my friend told me that to+verb1 equal with is+ver-ing..

but i think the meaning is different...

can anyone give me other examples??

thx...