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Pedro Camargo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Gerund or Infinitive?
Hi Everybody!!
I have a doubt about using gerund or infinitive, which of the following sentences is correct and why...
1) Anna is so studious! I believe her to be the best student in class.
2) Anna is so studious! I believe her being the best student in class
Thank you in advance for your help.
I have a doubt about using gerund or infinitive, which of the following sentences is correct and why...
1) Anna is so studious! I believe her to be the best student in class.
2) Anna is so studious! I believe her being the best student in class
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
Pedro Camargo, Welcome to the forum. I think these two sentences are not the best example for the question you have in mind. The first one sounds superfluous.
- Pedro Camargo, Welcome to the forum.
- I think these two sentences are not the best example for the question you have in mind.
- The first one sounds superfluous.
- The second one is wrong.
- Given the context of this sentence, I would reword it: Anna is so studious that I believe she is the best student in the class.
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Pedro Camargo,
Welcome to the forum. I think these two sentences are not the best example for the question you have in mind. The first one sounds superfluous. The second one is wrong. Given the context of this sentence, I would reword it: Anna is so studious that I believe she is the best student in the class.
Welcome to the forum. I think these two sentences are not the best example for the question you have in mind. The first one sounds superfluous. The second one is wrong. Given the context of this sentence, I would reword it: Anna is so studious that I believe she is the best student in the class.
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