Found vs. Start (a business)
I was wondering if the following sentence is correct: I want to found my own business.
I'm asking if it's correct because I've never heard this verb used in the present simple form and when I did a search in google ("I want to found my own business") it only came up with 45 hits. However, when I typed in "I want to start my own business" it came back with over 144,000 hits.
And another question related to this word, if you were marking a paper, would you mark it as incorrect?
Thanks kindly!
Top answer
'Found' is not incorrect, but 'start' is more common and natural. Incidentally, 'to found' is an infinitive form, not present simple'.
- 'Found' is not incorrect, but 'start' is more common and natural.
- Incidentally, 'to found' is an infinitive form, not present simple'.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
'Found' is not incorrect, but 'start' is more common and natural. Incidentally, 'to found' is an infinitive form, not present simple'.
0
Related Questions