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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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Sentence structure

(1). These ecosystem services include helping manages stormwater runoff.

(2). These ecosystem services include helping manage stormwater runoff.


Which one is correct?


Can you explain to me? I am struggling to get the explanation. Thank you.

  

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anonymous (1). These ecosystem services include helping manage s stormwater runoff. This is wrong.

  • anonymous (1).
  • These ecosystem services include helping manage s stormwater runoff.
  • This is wrong.
  • First of all, is "ecosystem" the name of a company?
  • "Services" suggests more than one, and managing storm runoff is one of them.
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anonymous

(1). These ecosystem services include helping manages stormwater runoff. This is wrong. First of all, is "ecosystem" the name of a company? "Services" suggests more than one, and managing storm runoff is one of them. To express this statement idiomatically, I w

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anonymousWhich one is correct?

Number 2. "Help" can take either the full infinitive ("helping to manage") or the bare infinitive ("helping manage"). The company's systems help (to) manage runoff.

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