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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Why use "ing" form?
1.Hi, can anyone help explain why the "ing" form is used together with the verbs "kill" and "injure" in the following sentence?
What grammatical point is it to use "killing" and "injuring"? Can this sentence be re-written to "....., which killed at least three
people and injured eight others, ...." ?
A passenger ferry collided with a pleasure boat under 's iconic harbor bridge Wednesday night, killing at least three
people and injuring eight others, officials and witnesses said.
2. Is the below sentence the same grammatical point as Question 1 using the "ing" form" ?
The ferry plowed over the smaller boat, throwing its passengers into the water in the collision, which occurred about 10:45
p.m.
What grammatical point is it to use "killing" and "injuring"? Can this sentence be re-written to "....., which killed at least three
people and injured eight others, ...." ?
A passenger ferry collided with a pleasure boat under 's iconic harbor bridge Wednesday night, killing at least three
people and injuring eight others, officials and witnesses said.
2. Is the below sentence the same grammatical point as Question 1 using the "ing" form" ?
The ferry plowed over the smaller boat, throwing its passengers into the water in the collision, which occurred about 10:45
p.m.
Top answer
Hi, There's often not a lot of difference, and it can be said either way, but here are a few comments. can anyone help explain why the "ing" form is used together with the verbs "kill" and "injure" in the following sentence? What grammatical point is it to use "killing" and "injuring"?
- Hi, There's often not a lot of difference, and it can be said either way, but here are a few comments.
- can anyone help explain why the "ing" form is used together with the verbs "kill" and "injure" in the following sentence?
- What grammatical point is it to use "killing" and "injuring"?
- It implies that the deaths and injuries happened during the collision.
- " ?
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Hi,
There's often not a lot of difference, and it can be said either way, but here are a few comments.
1.can anyone help explain why the "ing" form is used together with the verbs "kill" and "injure" in the following sentence?
What grammatical point is it to use "killing" and "injuring"? It i
There's often not a lot of difference, and it can be said either way, but here are a few comments.
1.can anyone help explain why the "ing" form is used together with the verbs "kill" and "injure" in the following sentence?
What grammatical point is it to use "killing" and "injuring"? It i
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The sentences that you quoted are correc. Having an "ing" form helps in maintaining the sentence flow.
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