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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

It began to rain vs raining

0a) It began to rain02br
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00b) It began raining02br
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00What is the difference. I heard we can't dont use "gerund" if a sentence begin with "It". or It clauses don't take "gerund" right? For example.02br
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00It started running is wrong02br
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00It started to run is right 02br
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00because the subject is "It" 02br
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00am I right?0-
  

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0Your rule is a false one. Both A and B are fine and mean essentially the same thing. 0-

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0Your rule is a false one. Both A and B are fine and mean essentially the same thing. Your second sentences are odd only because a running 'it' is odd without context;01i00 The bear was afraid, and it started running02i00 and01i00 the bear was afraid, and it started to run02i00 are both fine and seem synonymous to me.0-
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