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Shim misub Posted 10 years ago
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In this sentence, can I use 'put' instead of 'putting?
  

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Shim misub In this sentence, can I use 'put' instead of 'putting? No. I would not do that.

  • Shim misub In this sentence, can I use 'put' instead of 'putting?
  • No.
  • I would not do that.
  • That is sometimes done after 'rather than', but if you do it in this case, you'll be forming a false parallel between 'express' and 'put', and as I interpret the sentence, I don't think you want that.
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Shim misubIn this sentence, can I use 'put' instead of 'putting?
No. I would not do that. That is sometimes done after 'rather than', but if you do it in this case, you'll be forming a false parallel between 'express' and 'put', and as I interpret the sentence, I don't think you want that.

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