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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
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Infinitive or gerund for expressing purpose
1. I popped into the supermarket for buying some apples on the way home.
2. I popped into the supermarket to buy some apples on the way home.
Which sentence should I use for expressing the purpose Gerund or infinitive? have any specific rules of when to use gerund and infinitive for expressing purpose?
2. I popped into the supermarket to buy some apples on the way home.
Which sentence should I use for expressing the purpose Gerund or infinitive? have any specific rules of when to use gerund and infinitive for expressing purpose?
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roky0071 Which sentence should I use for expressing the purpose Sentence 2. roky0071 any specific rules of when to use gerund and infinitive for expressing purpose? I'd guess that 99% of them are the infinitive.
- roky0071 Which sentence should I use for expressing the purpose Sentence 2.
- roky0071 any specific rules of when to use gerund and infinitive for expressing purpose?
- I'd guess that 99% of them are the infinitive.
- I don't think I use the gerund of purpose much at all in my own speaking and writing.
- CJ
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roky0071Which sentence should I use for expressingSentence 2.thepurpose
roky0071any specific rules of when to use gerund and infinitive for expressing purpose?I'd guess that 99% of them are the infinitive. I don't think I use the gerund of purpose much at all in my own speaking and writing.
CJ
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