Gerund and Infinitive
1.The first thing doctors did when they began examining the patient was (test ) her blood for cell counts and clotting factors, both of which came back normal.
2. The first thing doctors did when they began examining the patient was ( to test) her blood for cell counts and clotting factors, both of which came back normal.
3.The first thing doctors did when they began examining the patient was (testing) her blood for cell counts and clotting factors, both of which came back normal.
I found the first one in a daily news .But to me, the second and third one seems right.Am I right? And what are the differences among three.
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abdulkaium tanvir But to me, the second and third one seems right. Am I right? did ...
- abdulkaium tanvir But to me, the second and third one seems right.
- Am I right?
- did ...
- was ...
- [test / to test] her blood ...
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abdulkaium tanvirBut to me, the second and third one seems right. Am I right?
... did ... was ... [test / to test] her blood ... Both OK.
... did ... was ... testing her blood ... NO.
The -ing form would only go with 'doing': What they were doing was testing her blood.
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