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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Infinitive and Gerund
- English people carry umberella ______ them dry.
1. to keep
2. for keeping
2 is the answer but why not 1 ? please I need explanations ?
thank you in advance
1. to keep
2. for keeping
2 is the answer but why not 1 ? please I need explanations ?
thank you in advance
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The sentence itself has problems. It should be English people carry umbrella s .... the ending can be "to keep them dry" or "for keeping them dry".
- The sentence itself has problems.
- It should be English people carry umbrella s ....
- the ending can be "to keep them dry" or "for keeping them dry".
- It still is a bit unclear because "them" can refer to the umbrellas or the people!
- English people carry umbrella s to keep themselves dry.
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The sentence itself has problems.
It should be
English people carry umbrellas ....
the ending can be "to keep them dry" or "for keeping them dry".
It still is a bit unclear because "them" can refer to the umbrellas or the people!
English people carry umbrellas to keep themselves dry.
English people carry umbrellas for keeping themselv
It should be
English people carry umbrellas ....
the ending can be "to keep them dry" or "for keeping them dry".
It still is a bit unclear because "them" can refer to the umbrellas or the people!
English people carry umbrellas to keep themselves dry.
English people carry umbrellas for keeping themselv
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