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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
In +ing
1.House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is suddenly very interested in bringing the Obama White House into compliance with the War Powers Act over our intervention in Libya.
2.Pakistani spy agency and its operatives like Major Iqbal and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed helped him in laying the groundwork for the Mumbai attacks.
3.Shunglu blames CWG OC for tardiness in executing contracts.
4.Smith takes pride in doing 'dirty work' for men's basketball.
5.The Oneida were the only one of the five-nation Iroquois League in siding with the colonists during the American Revolution.
Guys,
I don't understand why in . Can't we just replace in+ing with to ? Any difference between in ?
2.Pakistani spy agency and its operatives like Major Iqbal and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed helped him in laying the groundwork for the Mumbai attacks.
3.Shunglu blames CWG OC for tardiness in executing contracts.
4.Smith takes pride in doing 'dirty work' for men's basketball.
5.The Oneida were the only one of the five-nation Iroquois League in siding with the colonists during the American Revolution.
Guys,
I don't understand why in . Can't we just replace in+ing with to ? Any difference between in ?
Top answer
In some cases, the writer has a choice of forms; in others, s/he must use only one form or the other. It depends on what collocates with the specific adjective, noun or verb: interested in bringing -- 'to bring' is not possible. helped him in laying -- 'to lay' is also possible tardiness in executing -- 'to execute' is not possible takes pride in doing -- 'to do' is not possible were the only one in siding -- 'to side' is better ('in siding' is questionable; I wouldn't use it).
- In some cases, the writer has a choice of forms; in others, s/he must use only one form or the other.
- It depends on what collocates with the specific adjective, noun or verb: interested in bringing -- 'to bring' is not possible.
- helped him in laying -- 'to lay' is also possible tardiness in executing -- 'to execute' is not possible takes pride in doing -- 'to do' is not possible were the only one in siding -- 'to side' is better ('in siding' is questionable; I wouldn't use it).
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In some cases, the writer has a choice of forms; in others, s/he must use only one form or the other. It depends on what collocates with the specific adjective, noun or verb:
interested in bringing -- 'to bring' is not possible.
helped him in laying -- 'to lay' is also possible
tardiness in executing -- 'to execute' is not possible
takes
interested in bringing -- 'to bring' is not possible.
helped him in laying -- 'to lay' is also possible
tardiness in executing -- 'to execute' is not possible
takes
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