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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Gerund/infinitive?
Hello!
I remember going to that shop when I was on holiday.
I remember I went to that shop when I was on holiday.
Can I use both?
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Yes, you can. The difference is grammatical, not semantic - they are just two different ways of saying the same thing. In the first example, the complement of "remember" is a non-finite gerund-participial clause.
- Yes, you can.
- The difference is grammatical, not semantic - they are just two different ways of saying the same thing.
- In the first example, the complement of "remember" is a non-finite gerund-participial clause.
- In the second, it's a finite content clause.
- There is no infinitival element anywhere.
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Yes, you can. The difference is grammatical, not semantic - they are just two different ways of saying the same thing.
In the first example, the complement of "remember" is a non-finite gerund-participial clause. In the second, it's a finite content clause. There is no infinitival element anywhere.
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