New answers tagged present-participles
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Present perfect vs past simple
One way of thinking of this distinction is in terms of truth conditions. If the two are identical, they they will be true (or false) or appropriate (or inappropriate) in all the same conditions.
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Mixing simple present and a present participle in the same phrase?
I came up with the bullet point:
Organize large groups of over 200 people, directing them to activities and allocating seating in theaters.
Mentioning three things is a common rhetorical device. ...
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Gerund vs Present participle: "We’re depending on him finishing the job by Friday."
We're depending //on him //to finish the job.
No argument, an "infinitive clause".
COMPARE:
We're depending// on him// finishing the job.
So, let's do this little transformation:
Him/his ...
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Gerund vs Present participle: "We’re depending on him finishing the job by Friday."
I think I have been taught exactly what Aharon M. Vertmont states:
I appreciate your visiting me so early = possessive + gerund
I appreciate you visiting me so early = pronoun + past participle.
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