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There, I talked with one of my neighbours and watched some dogs play.
There, I talked with one of my neighbours and watched some dogs playing.
play/playing - difference? "playing" is a present particle, but why I can use "play" here also?
a native speaker corrected me from "watched some dogs were playing. " to "watched some dogs play. "
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“Recognizing that I'm holding myself to an unrealistic standard considering the economic climate and the fact that dating as a Millennial is exhausting, it's unfair to judge myself, but I confess I fall into the trap of comparison often enough”
Recognizing - a gerund
'm holding - a continuous form of a verb
considering - an adverb
dating - a gerund
exhausting - an adjective
Am I right?
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Can anyone recommend a good book about English syntax?
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When a participial phrase functions as a subject/object of a sentence, it's becoming a gerund? For example, "Walking frequently is healthy." "Walking frequently" in this case both a gerund and a participle phrase?
Another example "I like dancing in the dark." – here "dancing in the dark" both a gerund and a participle phrase? Or participle phrase transforms to gerund? Can't figure out what's going on :)
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And yet, I hope they don’t do something about security for a long time, because for me it would be a twist of the knife.
Why I have to say "don’t" instead of "won't"?
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How would I be able to peek inside people’s lives with complete impunity if shop owners catch on and fix the situation with personal data?
Why not "will catch on"?
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1. How and why should I use "being"? I really want to add it to my toolbox in writing but can't comprehend the usage.
2. I really fall in love with gerunds and want to develop a natural usage of them in my writing. However, there are so much cases in which I can use gerunds that I just don't know where I should began. I know I can use them as subject/object, with certain verbs and prepositions, and also as a participle e.g. "The children playing in the park are screaming loudly." All the same, in books I constantly meet other usages. Can anyone provide me with a appropriate textbook or any explanation of usage? I would be grateful.
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As/like — difference?
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Honor, praise – difference?
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"To be honest, I don’t know whether it’s a workable strategy yet, so you’ll read about the results of my experiment after a while."
Did I use a phrase "after a while" in a natural way here?
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