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Joon2257 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Participle and to-infinitive

I have been learning how to use participle phrases properly. I was told that I should be careful when using participles and to-infinitives. Can anyone tell me how to understand the sentences below? Why one is right, and the other wrong? Thank you!

1.To breathe the fresh air, she felt all her stress melt away. [X]

Breathing the fresh air, she felt all her stress melt away. [O]



2. Breathing fresh air, she wanted to get out of the stuffy room. [X]

• To breathe fresh air, she wanted to get out of the stuffy room. [O]
  

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1. While she was doing something, in this case breathing fresh air, she felt her stress melt away. She breathed fresh air and felt her stress melt away at the same time.

— Cool Breeze

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  • While she was doing something, in this case breathing fresh air, she felt her stress melt away.
  • She breathed fresh air and felt her stress melt away at the same time.
  • 2.
  • Breathing fresh air, she wanted to get out of the stuffy room.
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1. While she was doing something, in this case breathing fresh air, she felt her stress melt away. She breathed fresh air and felt her stress melt away at the same time.

2. Breathing fresh air, she wanted to get out of the stuffy room.
The sentence is grammatically correct but it doesn't makse sense. It says that someone was in a stuffy room, yet br
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Joon2257Can anyone tell me how to understand the sentences below? Why one is right, and the other wrong? Thank you!

1.To breathe the fresh air, she felt all her stress melt away. [
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