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Macdaddynyc Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Adverbial phrase?

Hello,
Would you please help clarify this sentence below?

"I am not going out there, hurting myself!!" Could I also say "I am not going out there to hurt myself!"? Grammar wise, is it o.k to use "To hurt,' instead of ", hurting"? Why so?

Thank you.
  

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Macdaddynyc I am not going out there, hurting myself!! You could not really say that and be understood. "?

— Mister Micawber

  • Macdaddynyc I am not going out there, hurting myself!!
  • You could not really say that and be understood.
  • "?
  • If your goal would be to hurt yourself, then yes.
  • But perhaps you mean this: I am not going out there and hurting myself.
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MacdaddynycI am not going out there, hurting myself!!
You could not really say that and be understood.
MacdaddynycCould I also say "I am not going out there to hurt myself!"?
If your goal would be to hurt yourself, then yes. But perhaps you mean this:

I am not going out there and hurting myself.
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