http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommunityParticipationParticipating-TheseCharityEvents/gvlhl/post.htm#524087Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:40:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524087Tanit0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommunityParticipationParticipating-TheseCharityEvents/gvlhl/post.htm#524087http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-524087.xmlHi,<br /><br />I think &quot;<a href="http://www.google.it/search?q=%22community+participation%22+site%3A*.uk&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;rlz=1B2GGFB_enIT228IT228">community participation</a>&quot; is a fixed expression (at least in the UK)&nbsp; so I wouldn&#39;t split it. <a href="http://www.snh.org.uk/PeatforPeople/community_participation.asp">Have a look here</a>, for instance.<br />As for events / activities, I understand &quot;<em>event</em>&quot; as something which is done once in a while, something exceptional or unusual and which spans a short period of time, while the word &quot;<em>activities</em>&quot; makes me think of something which is done on a regular basis, or which is done over a longer period.<br /><br />So, I would not use the second sentence.<br /><br />I hope I&#39;m not misleading you. Wait for a native&#39;s confirmation. <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommunityParticipationParticipating-TheseCharityEvents/gvlhw/post.htmSat, 07 Jun 2008 07:26:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524084Angliholic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommunityParticipationParticipating-TheseCharityEvents/gvlhw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-524084.xml<p>It has been wonderful to see so much community <strong>participation at these charity events.</strong></p> <p><strong>...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; participating at these charity activities.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hi,</p> <p>Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.</p> <p><strong></strong>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>