Here is my take: Recognizing the immediate danger, he ordered everyone to evacuate the building. - participle phrase usge. Recognize is a transitive verb, but I've used it without an object and as a gerund. Is that acceptable? Or,

Both the infintitive to run and the gerund running are correct after some verbs such as start, begin, hate etc. Some grammarians argue that the infinitive is better or should be used to refer to a single case of something happening and the gerund

Now I am curious... "Prices may vary depending on location" which is the example I tried to use as a parallel to the original question. I saw this usage quite a few times before at McDonalds as different stores have different pricing

Here are my observations on a few. I left out the correct ones. 2. I can't be bothered to do my homework. Infinative form - This sounds wrong to my ears! I can't be bothered - usually is associated with gerund. 5. I would

What is your favourite Grammar Book? I'm pleased you like my explanation! Thank you for that. I don't really have a favourite grammar book - and I haven't read a grammar book for about 30 years anyway. I think for basic elementary

Hi, I have difficulty in understanding verb usage(two verbs given and go in same sentence) in below sentence and also please tell me the parts of speech in the sentence. You need articles as shown. Effective and substantial critiques

Every single one of this is incorrect. There is no gray area with this issue. There is always ONLY one option for choosing me, myself, or I. Never are any of these words interchangeable. A, B, C, and G should all use "me" because

It's very commendable to know gerunds, infinitives (split or otherwise) pronouns etc., etc., and all the correct grammatical terms and usages, but I sometimes think intelligent people, such as yourself, should ease up on the academic pursuit

However, I don't exactly understand what difference exists in the below two sentences below . Could you please explain it to me? (A) I regret not working harder. (B) I regret not having worked harder. In actual usage there's no real

Any Native speaker, who speak British Engilsh, could give me any comments? I would like to confirm this statement. I can't speak for the Brits but I would be surprised if their usage is substantially different from AmE usage. v. ,