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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Gerund vs infinitive
Water contamination has become some more serious since chemists have begun (to use/using) new substances.
Here which one is correct "to use" or "using" or both?. We can use both gerund and infinitive after verb "begin". In given sentence it doesn't change the meaning of sentence whether we use gerund or infinitive. But book says there should be gerund (using).
Here which one is correct "to use" or "using" or both?. We can use both gerund and infinitive after verb "begin". In given sentence it doesn't change the meaning of sentence whether we use gerund or infinitive. But book says there should be gerund (using).
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taruns1008 Water contamination has become some more serious since chemists have begun (to use/using) new substances. In this context, infinitive or gerund are both grammatical.
- taruns1008 Water contamination has become some more serious since chemists have begun (to use/using) new substances.
- In this context, infinitive or gerund are both grammatical.
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taruns1008Water contamination has become some more serious since chemists have begun (to use/using) new substances.In this context, infinitive or gerund are both grammatical.
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Water contamination has become some (somewhat?) more serious since chemists have begun began to use / using new substances.
Both forms of use are correct and have the same meaning.
Both forms of use are correct and have the same meaning.
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