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Kobiaf Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

preposition+ing

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00I stiil don't get the subject pre..02br
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00I understood that have planned structures like I insiste on+ing but I dont understand what their meaning02br
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00I insiste on doing it - does it mean in incorrect english : i insiste to do it?02br
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00but if i say i insiste on making dinner doesn't it mean that i "can" say i insiste to make dinner ? , becoz that this has diff form02br
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00could you explain me better?0-
  

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0«Insist on Ving» — here the -ing form of a verb acts like a noun. 0-

— Ant_222

  • 0«Insist on Ving» — here the -ing form of a verb acts like a noun.
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0«Insist on Ving» — here the -ing form of a verb acts like a noun. That is called a gerund.02br
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00«I insist on the return of my book».02br
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00"Insist to" has a meaning different from that of "insist on".0-
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0do you mean that never ing after prepostion isn't verb?02br
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00so is it impossible to say insted of : after doint it you must ...- after you do it you must .... actually both isnt the same?0-
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0«do you mean that never ing after prepostion isn't verb?»02br
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00Not sure about "never".02br
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00«so is it impossible to say insted of : after doint it you must ...- after you do it you must .... actually both isnt the same?»02br
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00"after doing (gerund) it" = "after you do (verb) it" = "after it is done (verb, passive voic
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0 if i say ater making dinner isn't the same like after you make money?am i wrong? 0-
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0«if i say ater making dinner isn't the same like after you make money?am i wrong?»02br
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00Making dinner is somewhat different from making money... It's easier, I'd say.02br
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00Assuming you meant «after making dinner» vs. «after you make dinner», they mean the same. Furthermore, you can say even «after having made dinner»!0-
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0I still don't understand might becoze of my langugne 02br
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00"Joe is 00keen on drawing" he keen on to draw or he keen on the drawing which on the wall?02br
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00secondly 02br
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00"She is 00proud of riding00 a snowboard" 02br
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01cite10Kobiaf12cite10I stiil don't get the subject pre..12br
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10I 11b11i10insiste 12i12b10on doing it - does it mean in incorrect english : i insiste to do it?12br
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10but if i say i insiste on making dinner doesn't it mean that i "can" say i insiste
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10«I insist on the return of my book».12br
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10"Insist to" has a meaning different from that of "insist on".12br
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10I insist on the return of my book. ('insist to' cannot be used in the sentence)02br
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00You can also sa
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0ok thx02br
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00If i say 01i00I'm 01u00thinking of02u00 buy01b00ing02b00 a house and i'm thinking to buy a new house02i02br
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01i00both are'nt the same? 02i02br
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01i00and "Please 01u
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0If i say 01b00I'm 01u00thinking of02u00 buying a house02b00 01b00(01i00correct02i00) 02b00 and 01b00i'm thinking to buy a new house02b00 01b00(01i00wrong02i00)02b02br
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