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Peterchan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

gerund and to-infinitive

Hi, hope my question is not too silly. I'm just wondering which sentence is correct?

1. My name is Peter, an engineer who is currently living in Japan and looking for...
2. My name is Peter, an engineer who lives in Japan and am currently looking for...
3. My name is Peter, an engineer and live in Japan. I'm currently looking for...
4. My name is Peter, an engineer living in Japan and am currently looking for...

Thanks so much!
Peter
  

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peterchan Hi, hope my question is not too silly. 1. 2.

— Grammarfreak

  • peterchan Hi, hope my question is not too silly.
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  • My name is Peter, an engineer and live in Japan.
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peterchanHi, hope my question is not too silly. I'm just wondering which sentence is correct?1. My name is Peter, an engineer who is currently living in Japan and looking for...2. My name is Peter, an engineer who lives in Japan and am currently looking for...3. My name is Peter, an engineer and live in Japan. I'm currently looking for...4. My name is Peter, an engineer l
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Hi Peter;

It's not really good form to switch from first person (I) to third person in the same sentence.
GrammarFreak has hit the nail on the head.
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