She tried to get rid of the toxins of her body through the process of purification. She tried to get rid of the toxins of her bodoythrough the process of purifying. Is second sentence verb+ing correct to use?
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the process of purification sounds more natural, I have never heard about the second usage, I think it is rubbish :-)
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the process of purification sounds more natural, I have never heard about the second usage, I think it is rubbish :-)
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that the second sentence is "rubbish", but it would be greatly improved by adding a direct object to 'purifying', such as 'the system'.