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Ben9108 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Verbal Phrases problem

I have studied an english grammer book in this week. In verbal phases chapter, some questions concerning the usage of verbal phrases have been found as follows.

to choose a pet

Chosen for its intelligence

choosing a seeing Eye dog

Ex

1. Carla waited to hear the choreographer's opinion of her audition. (Original)

2. Carla waited hearing the choreographer's opinion of her audition. (Revised)

3. Trying to get to the airport on time, Josephine got a ticket for speeding. (Original)

4. To try to get to the airport on time, Josephine got a ticket for speeding. (Revised)

5. Snowed in for a week in the mountains we couldn't get back in time to take our final exams. (Original)

6. Snowed in for a week in the mountains we couldn't get back in time taking our final exams. (Revised)

7. To be Snowed in for a week in the mountains we couldn't get back in time taking our final exams. (Revised)

Have any one tell me my revised sentence is correct?

In the meantime, I have found another problem why use two prepositions together in sentence no 5.

"Snowed in for a week in the mountains"
  

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Hi Ben, I'm sorry to say that none of your revisions is correct. Is this an exercise from the textbook? The infinitive (to + verb) and the participle (verb + -ing) are not often interchangeable.

  • Hi Ben, I'm sorry to say that none of your revisions is correct.
  • Is this an exercise from the textbook?
  • The infinitive (to + verb) and the participle (verb + -ing) are not often interchangeable.
  • Either is often possible, however when they serve as a noun : To hear music is a sudden delight.
  • Hearing music is a sudden delight .
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Hi Ben,

I'm sorry to say that none of your revisions is correct. Is this an exercise from the textbook? The infinitive (to + verb) and the participle (verb + -ing) are not often interchangeable. Either is often possible, however when they serve as a noun:

To hear music is a sudden delight.
Hearing music is a sudden delight
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Thanks

Could you tell how to use the infinitive and participle in sentence? Have any rules to guide the usage?

What does the meaning of "out of up for"?

I guess the meaning is "find out it ". is that right?
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Ben, it is much too broad a topic for me to explain in one post, or even several. Mostly, there are some verbs which use the infinitive as an object or complement, and others which use the participle; others use both, and some do not use either:

I want to ski.-- want (meaning 'desire') only uses the infinitive.
I enjoy skiiing. -- enjoy only accepts t
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That's interesting -- I took the "up" literally: "What did you bring that book to be read to out of up for? I was just coming downstairs to read to you!"
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Either way, of course, khoff-- I was just thinking of phrasal verbs here, rather than verb + adverb.
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Thanks, I learn more from you. I hope you can help me to solve my further problems.

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