Is there any kind of preference between the variants: 1) I prefer to have a substantial lunch. 2) I prefer having a substantial lunch (1) is much better than (2). I'd say (2) needs to continue with "...to..." or

Example sentence: In spite of raining, we went to the beach. I know that "In spite of" should be followed by a noun phrase or a ing form. Raining is a gerund(verbal noun) then Why it is not appropriate to use raining in this case? Can anyone

I would say only the first sentence is correct. 2 and 4 are incorrect because you need a gerund to modify a noun. Number 3 is incorrect too because it lacks a determiner. You would need "a" .

Thus spake Ross Howard: If it were feasible, would you reform any aspect of the English language other than spelling? If so, what specific changes would you make? 1. Dumping the requirement that "despite" must be followed by a noun and

I was puzzled yesterday to see this plastered all over the windows of the local McDonald's: i'm lovin' it TM ... lower-case character; and (b) the final letter of the gerund form of the main verb is replaced by an apostrophe. The

I was puzzled yesterday to see this plastered all over the windows of the local McDonald's: i'm lovin' it TM ... lower-case character; and (b) the final letter of the gerund form of the main verb is replaced by an apostrophe. Ross, you

Google calls in the 'language police' By Jonathan Duffy BBC News Online Google is now a verb, meaning to search. It sounds like the ultimate compliment to the company, so why do its lawyers want to keep the word out of our dictionaries?

I wanted to add that I do understand that it's ... sentence structure, my vote would be for "his" being gone. "Sometimes it makes me sad though, (he) being gone." "Sometimes it makes me sad though, (him) being

No difference.

What would be the difference in meaning in the following sentences? -Try calling me again, the line is really busy these days. -Try to call me again, the line is really busy these days.