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Lucus Ong2 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Did nothing more than V or Did nothing more than Ving

Which one is the correct one?

A: Thank you so much.
B: Don't mention it. I did nothing more than writing an essay.
B: Don't mention it. I did nothing more than write an essay.

Thanks in Advance
  

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Both are correct, but the last version is more natural. Clive

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Both are correct, but the last version is more natural.

Clive
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Lucus Ong2I did nothing more than writing an essay.
No. When matching a verb with a form of "do", use the -ing form only if the "do" form also has -ing. Otherwise, no -ing.

I was doing nothing more than writing an essay.
I did nothing more than write an essay.

CJ
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