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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
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Ending>>>>End
Will it be grammatically correct if I use "end" instead of "ending"? If not, please explain why.
? The house was too small for everyone to eat together, so they ate dinner in shifts. First the children, followed by the men, and ending with the women.
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Hasibrahman Will it be grammatically correct if I use "end" instead of "ending"? No. 'followed' is a participle.
- Hasibrahman Will it be grammatically correct if I use "end" instead of "ending"?
- No.
- 'followed' is a participle.
- 'end' is not, but 'ending' is.
- To keep the sentence flowing you need to use a participle in each phrase if you're going to use verb forms.
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HasibrahmanWill it be grammatically correct if I use "end" instead of "ending"?
No. 'followed' is a participle. 'end' is not, but 'ending' is.
To keep the sentence flowing you need to use a participle in each phrase if you're going to use verb forms. That keeps the phrases parallel in structure. Otherwise, it sounds wrong.
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