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Yes. Like most verbals, the infinitive and the present participle, or the gerund, have the same meaning. But some grammatical situations take only one or only the other, in the case of some specific verbs.
- Yes.
- Like most verbals, the infinitive and the present participle, or the gerund, have the same meaning.
- But some grammatical situations take only one or only the other, in the case of some specific verbs.
- He doesn't like to sum up = He doesn't like summing up.
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Yes.
Like most verbals, the infinitive and the present participle, or the gerund, have the same meaning.
But some grammatical situations take only one or only the other, in the case of some specific verbs.
He doesn't like to sum up = He doesn't like summing up.
Like most verbals, the infinitive and the present participle, or the gerund, have the same meaning.
But some grammatical situations take only one or only the other, in the case of some specific verbs.
He doesn't like to sum up = He doesn't like summing up.
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Summing up, this is a good book to have in your reference library - providing you have other sources of information on which to draw.
Summing up, this is a good book to have in your reference library - providing you have other sources of information on which to draw.
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There is no difference in meaning here:
Summing up / To sum up, this is a good book to have in your reference library - providing you have other sources of information on which to draw.
Summing up / To sum up, this is a good book to have in your reference library - providing you have other sources of information on which to draw.
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