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PostSat Jan 12, 2008 12:28 am Reply with quote
what is the difference? When do I need to use infinitive instead of ...ing?
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PostSat Jan 12, 2008 12:42 am Reply with quote
mynhauzen wrote:
what is the difference? When do I need to use infinitive instead of ...ing?
We generally use the infinitive form of the verb if we have two (or more) verbs back-to-back.

For example:

I want to eat candy.

Our first verb is "want", so "to eat" should be in infinitive form.

On the GMAT, when faced with a choice between an "ing" verb and another, it's safer to avoid the "ing". For example, "being" appears in a lot of answer choices and is almost NEVER correct. These verbs aren't necessarily gramatically incorrect, it's usually a style choice.
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PostSat Jan 12, 2008 12:48 am Reply with quote
so when do we use "ing" instead of infinitive?
when is "ing" correct?
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