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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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sentence structure (leaving people wanting more is....)

Leaving people wanting more is a great way to impress anyone.

Q) I was wondering what kind of use for the verb "leave" is employed in the sentence above. What kind of similar use of it is there?

Q2) Can it be "Leaving people to want more is....?"
  

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moon7296 Q) I was wondering what kind of use for the verb "leave" is employed in the sentence above. What kind of similar use of it is there? For some it is a gerund; for others it is a participle heading a non-finite clause acting as a noun.

  • moon7296 Q) I was wondering what kind of use for the verb "leave" is employed in the sentence above.
  • What kind of similar use of it is there?
  • For some it is a gerund; for others it is a participle heading a non-finite clause acting as a noun.
  • " Yes.
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moon7296Q) I was wondering what kind of use for the verb "leave" is employed in the sentence above. What kind of similar use of it is there?
For some it is a gerund; for others it is a participle heading a non-finite clause acting as a noun.
moon7296Q2) Can it be "Leaving people to want more is....?"
Yes.

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