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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

start + Gerund vs inifintive

1.It started to rain.

2.It started raining.

I know both infinitive and gerund can be used with verb "start".So these sentences are grammatically correct. But what difference it make in the meaning of sentences if we use gerund or infinitive?
  

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"It started to rain" and "It started raining" have the same meaning.

  • "It started to rain" and "It started raining" have the same meaning.
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"It started to rain" and "It started raining" have the same meaning.

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