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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Double gerund confusion
Is "thinking of sleeping" grammatically correct?
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Anonymous Is "thinking of sleeping" grammatically correct? Yes. Violent storms are predicted to come over the evening hours.
- Anonymous Is "thinking of sleeping" grammatically correct?
- Yes.
- Violent storms are predicted to come over the evening hours.
- He is thinking of sleeping in the basement.
- It would be safer and quieter than sleeping upstairs.
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Anonymous Is "thinking of sleeping" grammatically correct?Yes.
Violent storms are predicted to come over the evening hours.
He is thinking of sleeping in the basement. It would be safer and quieter than sleeping upstairs.
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Consider these two examples of correct English.
Tom is thinking of sleeping This does not involve two gerunds. 'Thinking' here is a present participle forming pat of the Present Continuous tense.
Thinking of sleeping is a bad idea when you are in the middle of a fight wi
Tom is thinking of sleeping This does not involve two gerunds. 'Thinking' here is a present participle forming pat of the Present Continuous tense.
Thinking of sleeping is a bad idea when you are in the middle of a fight wi
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