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Ana poland Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
rather than try/trying (past time reference)
Hi,
is the sentence correct?
The debaters discussed respective countries individually rather than try to define the region as a whole
What I'm wondering is what tense should be used with the verb "try"?
Could I maybe use a gerund here? And if so, wouldn't it be better to change the order of the clauses?
Rather than trying to define the region as a whole the debaters discussed respective countries individually
TIA
ania
is the sentence correct?
The debaters discussed respective countries individually rather than try to define the region as a whole
What I'm wondering is what tense should be used with the verb "try"?
Could I maybe use a gerund here? And if so, wouldn't it be better to change the order of the clauses?
Rather than trying to define the region as a whole the debaters discussed respective countries individually
TIA
ania
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is the sentence correct? Yes The debaters discussed respective countries individually rather than try to define the region as a whole. What I'm wondering is what tense should be used with the verb "try"?
- is the sentence correct?
- Yes The debaters discussed respective countries individually rather than try to define the region as a whole.
- What I'm wondering is what tense should be used with the verb "try"?
- Try is a non-finite verb (infinitive) as used in this sentence.
- It does not have a tense.
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is the sentence correct? Yes
The debaters discussed respective countries individually rather than try to define the region as a whole.
What I'm wondering is what tense should be used with the verb "try"? Try is a non-finite verb (infinitive) as used in this sentence. It does not have a tense.
The debaters discussed respective countries individually rather than try to define the region as a whole.
What I'm wondering is what tense should be used with the verb "try"? Try is a non-finite verb (infinitive) as used in this sentence. It does not have a tense.
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Hi,
The words 'respectively' and 'individually' do not work well together
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I assume you mean that eg the Japanese debater discussed Japan, the Chinese debater discussed China.
If so, say
The
The words 'respectively' and 'individually' do not work well together
.
I assume you mean that eg the Japanese debater discussed Japan, the Chinese debater discussed China.
If so, say
The
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