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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Your duty is ... / your hobby is ....
Hello,
1. Your duty is to stand here.
2. Your hobby is collecting old picture.
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Hello,
These two sentences make me confused when I compare them.
This is my main confusion or question:
Why don't we use present participle [standing] in number 1 and why don't we use infinitive [to collect] in number two?
The two sentence above look similar in their construction but why 1 is to and the second one is ing?
(I have asked this question in WR forum and a nonnative English speaker has answered it but I have not understood his answer very well, I'm asking this here to see if you could give me some more clarification about this question.)
This is the link of where I asked this question in WR forum: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2941885
Thank you
1. Your duty is to stand here.
2. Your hobby is collecting old picture.
Source: self-made
Hello,
These two sentences make me confused when I compare them.
This is my main confusion or question:
Why don't we use present participle [standing] in number 1 and why don't we use infinitive [to collect] in number two?
The two sentence above look similar in their construction but why 1 is to and the second one is ing?
(I have asked this question in WR forum and a nonnative English speaker has answered it but I have not understood his answer very well, I'm asking this here to see if you could give me some more clarification about this question.)
This is the link of where I asked this question in WR forum: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2941885
Thank you
Top answer
The first sentence emphasizes present or future action, while the latter emphasizes the noun. Anon
- The first sentence emphasizes present or future action, while the latter emphasizes the noun.
- Anon
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The first sentence emphasizes present or future action, while the latter emphasizes the noun.
Anon
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