Avoid or avoiding

CliveNo.He has been avoid . . . is incorrect.'To read' is also incorrect here.

Thanks a lot for replying.

But I used 'avoiding', not 'avoid'! Is 'avoiding' also not possible?

CliveNo.He has been avoid . . . is incorrect.'To read' is also incorrect here.

Oh I am sorry teacher. I meant to say 'to read' and 'reading' in that first sentence.

Just to be on the same page, I understand that only "he has been avoiding reading my letters" is correct. Right?

Right.

CliveRight.

Great. Thanks and sorry for the confusion.

Would the sentence also be correct and understandable if I exclude 'reading' in that sentence? In others words would the sentence still imply that he is avoiding reading them or would it be vague what avoiding implies?

"he has been avoiding my letters"

CliveIt's a bit unclear.g Maybe he doesn't open the door for the mailman.

Got it. Would the same apply if I exclude 'reading' here?

he has been avoiding my emails.

Sounds odd. How do you avoid an email? eg Change your email address?

You could say He has been ignoring my emails.

CliveSounds odd. How do you avoid an email? eg Change your email address?You could say He has been ignoring my emails.

I see. I just asked because I think it is understandable to say 'he has been avoiding reading my emails', which is equivalent to 'ignoring', but without 'reading' it is odd as you said.

Do you agree that it is OK to say "he has been a

Do you agree that it is OK to say "he has been avoiding reading my emails" . .. .

Yes. I never said this was wrong.