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Evo25 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

decided to/decided telling

(a) i decided to tell him the truth.
i decided telling him the truth.

(b) i woke up to cook mee for him
i woke up cooking mee for him.

can someone tell me that is it these sentences above are right?
thanks...!!
  

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Hi, All 4 are wrong because you do not have a capital 'I'. OK i decided telling him the truth. Not OK (b) i woke up to cook meat for him OK i woke up cooking meat for him.

— Clive

  • Hi, All 4 are wrong because you do not have a capital 'I'.
  • OK i decided telling him the truth.
  • Not OK (b) i woke up to cook meat for him OK i woke up cooking meat for him.
  • Not OK.
  • Sounds like you started cooking while you were asleep.
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Hi,

All 4 are wrong because you do not have a capital 'I'.

a) i decided to tell him the truth.OK
i decided telling him the truth. Not OK

(b) i woke up to cook meat for him OK
i woke up cooking meat for him. Not OK. Sounds like you started cooking while you were asleep.

can someone tell me
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Clive i woke up cooking meat for him. Not OK. Sounds like you started cooking while you were asleep.
Right you are (as usual), Clive!
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Cool BreezeThe sentence is absolutely grammatical, though!
Yup!
I dreamt I was eating a giant marshmallow. I woke up chewing on my pillow!
Hee!
CJ
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