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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
In the creation of
John assisted Kate in the creation of the Church choir.
John assisted Kate in creating the Church choir.
John assisted Kate to create the Church choir.
Do all of these mean the exact same thing? Please could you explain the different verb conjugations here?
Thank you.
John assisted Kate in creating the Church choir.
John assisted Kate to create the Church choir.
Do all of these mean the exact same thing? Please could you explain the different verb conjugations here?
Thank you.
Top answer
They all mean the same thing, except that the third doesn't sound quite natural.
- They all mean the same thing, except that the third doesn't sound quite natural.
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They all mean the same thing, except that the third doesn't sound quite natural.
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I'm writing an academic piece of work with a small word count, and while the first version probably sounds more academic, I've used the second version instead as a means to erase useless 'of' and also 'that' in my writing.
Is this a good thing to do?
Is this a good thing to do?
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Then say simply "John helped Kate create the church choir."
No need to capitalize "church."
No need to capitalize "church."
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