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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
dread/dislike
0 Hi teachers, 02 br
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00 Is there any difference between the following pairs of sentences? 02 br
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00 a/I 01 b 00 dread to think 02 b 00 about it and 01 b 00 I dread thinking 02 b 00 about it. 02 br
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00 b/ I 01 b 00 dislike to play 02 b 00 that game and I 01 b 00 dislike playing 02 b 00 that game 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance 0-
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00 Is there any difference between the following pairs of sentences? 02 br
02 br
00 a/I 01 b 00 dread to think 02 b 00 about it and 01 b 00 I dread thinking 02 b 00 about it. 02 br
02 br
00 b/ I 01 b 00 dislike to play 02 b 00 that game and I 01 b 00 dislike playing 02 b 00 that game 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance 0-
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02 br 01 i 00 These are correct: 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 a/I 01 b 00 dread to think 02 b 00 about it and 01 b 00 I dread thinking 02 b 00 about it. 01 i 00 (the first form is a potentiality; the second form suggests that the speak may indeed have to think about it 02 i 00 ) 02 br 02 br 00 b/ I 01 b 00 dislike playing 02 b 00 that game 0-
- 02 br 01 i 00 These are correct: 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 a/I 01 b 00 dread to think 02 b 00 about it and 01 b 00 I dread thinking 02 b 00 about it.
- 01 i 00 (the first form is a potentiality; the second form suggests that the speak may indeed have to think about it 02 i 00 ) 02 br 02 br 00 b/ I 01 b 00 dislike playing 02 b 00 that game 0-
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0 . 02 br
01 i 00 These are correct: 02 i 02 br
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00 a/I 01 b 00 dread to think 02 b 00 about it and 01 b 00 I dread thinking 02 b 00 about it. 01 i 00 (the first form is a potentiality; the second form suggests that the speak may indeed have to think about it 02 i 00 ) 02 br
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01 i 00 These are correct: 02 i 02 br
02 br
00 a/I 01 b 00 dread to think 02 b 00 about it and 01 b 00 I dread thinking 02 b 00 about it. 01 i 00 (the first form is a potentiality; the second form suggests that the speak may indeed have to think about it 02 i 00 ) 02 br
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0 Thank you Mister Micawber , but in my MASTERING AMERICAN GRAMMAR BOOK it says the verb dislike can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund. 02 br
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00 Here is the examples I quote from it: 02 br
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00 We 01 b 00 dislike to play 02 b 00 bridge 02 br
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00 We 01 b 00 dislike playing 02 b 00 bridge
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00 Here is the examples I quote from it: 02 br
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00 We 01 b 00 dislike to play 02 b 00 bridge 02 br
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00 We 01 b 00 dislike playing 02 b 00 bridge
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01 cite 10 Tuongvan 12 cite 10 Thank you Mister Micawber , but in my MASTERING AMERICAN GRAMMAR BOOK it says the verb dislike can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund. 12 br
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10 Here is the examples I quote from it: 12 br
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10 We 11 b 10 dislike to play 12 b 10 bridge 12 br
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