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Janina Schwalb Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Infinitive vs gerund
Hi everyon, I need help with the following sentence. Do I need the infinitive or gerund? And why? Thanks! 
The critics are right ________ (argue) that global organizations should be more focused than they are, but wrong ________ (assume) that they can be dispensed with altogether.
The critics are right ________ (argue) that global organizations should be more focused than they are, but wrong ________ (assume) that they can be dispensed with altogether.
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The expressions are to be right to (do something) to be wrong to (do something) So you need the infinitive. We are right to say that the earth is round. Jerry was wrong to believe that I would be late.
- The expressions are to be right to (do something) to be wrong to (do something) So you need the infinitive.
- We are right to say that the earth is round.
- Jerry was wrong to believe that I would be late.
- Lana is right to expect her sister to help her with the rent.
- You might think of the grammatical patterns above as transformations of the following, which mean the same thing: It is right for us to say ...
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The expressions are
to be right to (do something)
to be wrong to (do something)
So you need the infinitive.
We are right to say that the earth is round.
Jerry was wrong to believe that I would be late.
Lana is right to expect her sister to help her with the rent.
You might think of the grammatical patterns above as
to be right to (do something)
to be wrong to (do something)
So you need the infinitive.
We are right to say that the earth is round.
Jerry was wrong to believe that I would be late.
Lana is right to expect her sister to help her with the rent.
You might think of the grammatical patterns above as
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Janina Schwalb Thank you very much! You just saved my presentation for tomorrow ;-)You're very welcome. It's nice to know that occasionally I "come to the rescue" for someone!
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