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Re: ed participle!

I can see no difference. You must ask those who think there there is a difference to explain it. Sometimes the verbal noun or gerund has become the accepted term to be used. For instance:Fishing is an interesting hobby.Few would say: To fish is an interesting hobby.CB

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Cool Breeze 153 days ago Difference between Nouns Gerunds
Re: what's the difference between hate+tov and hate+v-ing?

There are exceedingly few cases where there is any difference. On rare occasions, the gerund form allows an interpretation with a generic subject (anybody) that is different from the subject in the main clause.He hates to lie, cheat, and steal can only mean he hates these things when he does...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 163 days ago Difference between Clauses Gerunds
Re: Start coughing vs. start to cough

Thank you very much to all of you. My concerns have been fully addressed indeed. Originally, I was focusing on the semantic difference between that of a gerund and an infinitive after start. However, all the helpful answers I got did enlighten me the variety of ways to express the same idea. ...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Pter 175 days ago Difference between Gerunds
Re: Start coughing vs. start to cough

Naturally, people vary in their interpretations of what a poster is focused on.I didn't think that he wanted to know, as a matter of style, the best question to ask if he were a doctor asking a patient about a cough. But maybe he did. I thought he was focused on the difference between...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 175 days ago Difference between Gerunds
Noun vs gerund

Hi TeachersWhat is the difference between the noun (noun itself) and gerund (verb-made noun)let's say like this: count (noun) and counting (gerund) and many others Thanks

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anewcomer 179 days ago Verbs Difference between Nouns Gerunds
Re: Difference Between "To" and "For"

1. A thing is important to you. (Noun or Gerund) Example: Your studies are important to you. (Studying is important to you.) 2. Doing something is important for you. (to + Verb) It is important for you to study.

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Anonymous 179 days ago Nouns Difference between Verbs Gerunds
Re: difference between " try to " & "try ing"

You need 4. get the car to start / try filling the engine ...You're using try within a suggestion, so the -ing form is the best choice. Both 2 and 4 have filling, but you can't use 2 because the grammar of get is that you need get . Infinitives have the base form of the verb with to: ...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 197 days ago Grammar Verbs Difference between Nouns Gerunds
difference between " try to " & "try ing"

A: What terrible weather I simply can't get the car __. B: Why not try __ the engine with hot water? ① starting ; to fill ② start ; filling ③ started ; to fill ④ to start ; filling Which is correct answer? What is difference between infinitive and gerund ?? Regards, Terry

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Nddad 197 days ago Regards Difference between Gerunds
Re: 1)I sat on the terrace, drinking coffee.

CalifJim wrote:Goodman,In the relevant reading, where could is used in the affirmative in an attempt to convey the meaning succeeded, which is what Belly (and Michael Swan) were talking about, could cannot be used.We ran; therefore, we the bus.____________Compare the following two examples,...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Belly 245 days ago Grammar Difference between Clauses Gerunds

Re: counsel/counseling

Hi, Talking things over with someone, listening to their problems, helping to find solutions and supporting them through the bad times, is what counseling is all about. ... ...

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