0
Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Which sentence is correct and why

I am a bit confuded about using the invintive form in the first sentence and is it correct to write just the simple present form of the verb.

1- This is one of those cases of the programming language telling you that....
2- 1- This is one of those cases of the programming language tells you that....

may someone clerify me please!
  

Top answer

Anonymous 1- This is one of those cases of the programming language telling you that.. 2- This is one of those cases of the programming language tells you that.. #1 is correct.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Anonymous 1- This is one of those cases of the programming language telling you that..
  • 2- This is one of those cases of the programming language tells you that..
  • #1 is correct.
  • telling is an adjective (verbal).
  • It is not an inflected verb, as in #2.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Anonymous1- This is one of those cases of the programming language telling you that..
2- This is one of those cases of the programming language tells you that..
#1 is correct. telling is an adjective (verbal). It is not an inflected verb, as in #2.

#2 is incorrect.

#2 can be rewritten to be correct:
This is one of those cases
0

Related Questions