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Joseph A Posted 4 years ago
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Grammar
Hello everyone,
Are the following sentences correct?
1. He likes to start walking at 8:00.
2. He likes starting walking at 8:00.
3. He likes to swim in June.
I think all are correct, but in #2, there are two gerunds. I think it is difficult to say two gerunds successively, but it's still correct. Is that right?
Regards,
Joseph
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Joseph A I think it is difficult to say two gerunds successively, but it's still correct. Is that right? No.
- Joseph A I think it is difficult to say two gerunds successively, but it's still correct.
- Is that right?
- No.
- For some reason yet to be explained, very often two "-ing" verbs in a row just sounds non-English, and this is one of those times.
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Joseph AI think it is difficult to say two gerunds successively, but it's still correct. Is that right?
No. For some reason yet to be explained, very often two "-ing" verbs in a row just sounds non-English, and this is one of those times.
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I think #1 & #3 are correct. You could also say:
- He likes walking at 8:00.
- He likes starting to walk at 8:00.
- He likes swimming in June.
#2 doesn't sound good. Don't use it.
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