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Akdom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Began doing / to do / did?

I've seen the pattern Began doing and Began to do

But, I was a bit thrown off when I saw the following quote:

In March 1969, Japan began [protracted] negotiations with Taiwan and South Korea, leading to an agreement in principle in September 1970, to set up a joint development project.

I think it's grammatically wrong, am i right? I think it should be Japan began to protract....









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Hi, I've seen the pattern Began doing and Began to do But, I was a bit thrown off when I saw the following quote: In March 1969, Japan began [protracted] negotiations with Taiwan and South Korea, leading to an agreement in principle in September 1970, to set up a joint development project. I think it's grammatically wrong, am i right? I think it should be Japan began to protract ..

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  • Hi, I've seen the pattern Began doing and Began to do But, I was a bit thrown off when I saw the following quote: In March 1969, Japan began [protracted] negotiations with Taiwan and South Korea, leading to an agreement in principle in September 1970, to set up a joint development project.
  • I think it's grammatically wrong, am i right?
  • I think it should be Japan began to protract ..
  • No.
  • The sentence is fine.
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Hi,

I've seen the pattern Began doing and Began to do

But, I was a bit thrown off when I saw the following quote:

In March 1969, Japan began [protracted] negotiations with Taiwan and South Korea, leading to an agreement in principle in September 1970, to set up a joint development project.

I think it's grammatically wrong, am i right? I think it
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