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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Bare infinitive & ing clause
I was planning/planned on doing the task he had me do.
I was planning on doing the task she has me doing.
Is the first an infinitive and the second an ing participle, with both functioning as nouns? Why does the latter need to be in ing form?
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I was planning on doing the task she has me doing.
Is the first an infinitive and the second an ing participle, with both functioning as nouns? Why does the latter need to be in ing form?
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-- It is the form showing that the activity is in progress now.
- -- It is the form showing that the activity is in progress now.
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Is the first an infinitive and the second an ing participle, with both functioning as nouns?-- yes but no, they are both coercive verbs (have/make/let someone do)
Why does the latter need to be in ing form?-- It is the form showing that the activity is in progress now.
Why does the latter need to be in ing form?-- It is the form showing that the activity is in progress now.
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is there another verbs follow by bare infinitive clauses ans ing clauses ??
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Yes., but not coercive verbs. The most common verbs of sensation, I think: see, feel, hear:
She saw me writing the letter
She saw me write the letter.
She saw me writing the letter
She saw me write the letter.
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