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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Why the answers are these?

I have two sentences with two sets of words, can you tell me why the answers are the ones underlined?

Would you mind bring/fetching Tom from the other room?

It is the most historical/historic moments in Chinese history.
  

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I hope I can help you in your question but I do not have the answer. best wishes [F] orange flower

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I hope I can help you in your question

but I do not have the answer.

best wishes [F]

orange flower
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I cannot tell why, but they sound more fitting to me. :-)
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Hi,

Would you mind bring/fetching Tom from the other room? The construction 'would you mind' requires a noun-like object, which in this case is the gerund 'fetching'.

It is the most historical/historic moments in Chinese history. Historical means 'related to history'. Historic means 'related t
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Thanks, Clive! Could I also write "Would you mind bringing Tom from the other room?" or even "Would you mind to bring Tom from the other room?"

Best regards, René!
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Hi,

The former is correct, the latter incorrect.

Clive
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