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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"The idea is ...", "The problem is..." infinitive or gerund?
0 Hi everyone, 02 br
02 br
00 Please, in sentences like 02 br
02 br
00 The idea is ... + verb 02 br
00 The problem is... + verb 02 br
00 etc. 02 br
02 br
00 how should I put the verb (in infinitive or gerund) and why? 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks a lot 0-
02 br
00 Please, in sentences like 02 br
02 br
00 The idea is ... + verb 02 br
00 The problem is... + verb 02 br
00 etc. 02 br
02 br
00 how should I put the verb (in infinitive or gerund) and why? 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks a lot 0-
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01 i 02 br 02 br 02 i 0-
- 01 i 02 br 02 br 02 i 0-
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0 Both are probably capable of being used here, but where the action is yet to come, the infinitive has a sense of the potential, which would usually (?) be more appropriate to the phrases you are inquiring about: 02 br
02 br
01 i 01 b 00 The idea is to stick 02 b 00 the large end into the aperture without bending the small end. 02 br
01 b 00 The p
02 br
01 i 01 b 00 The idea is to stick 02 b 00 the large end into the aperture without bending the small end. 02 br
01 b 00 The p
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