Present participle vs. infinitive
Hello,
Just want to make sure if the following two sentences are both correct:
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit charging Trump and his attorney for...
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit to charge Trump and his attorney for...
Thank you
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Mroziak Just want to make sure if the following two sentences are both correct: You should ask a lawyer if it is important to get the law right, but to my mind (no lawyer), you don't technically charge anybody with anything simply by filing a civil suit. The DA charges people with crimes. It might be better as "accusing Trump and his attorney of".
- Mroziak Just want to make sure if the following two sentences are both correct: You should ask a lawyer if it is important to get the law right, but to my mind (no lawyer), you don't technically charge anybody with anything simply by filing a civil suit.
- The DA charges people with crimes.
- It might be better as "accusing Trump and his attorney of".
- As for the difference betweeen the participle and the infinitive in your sentence as it stands, the participle is right, and the infinitive is wrong.
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MroziakJust want to make sure if the following two sentences are both correct:
You should ask a lawyer if it is important to get the law right, but to my mind (no lawyer), you don't technically charge anybody with anything simply by filing a civil suit. The DA charges people with crimes. It might be better as "accusing Trump and his attorney of".
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0MroziakHello,
Just want to make sure if the following two sentences are both correct:
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit charging Trump and his attorney for...
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit to charge Trump and his attorney for...
Thank you
I wouldn't say that 'to charge' is not correct, but the usual for
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