Hi Everybody
What is the difference between "ability to raise" and "ability in raising"?
When should we use an infinitive and a participle.
Use of Participle and Infinitive
This topic has expert replies
-
- Community Manager
- Posts: 363
- Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:24 pm
- Location: St. Louis
- Thanked: 7 times
- Followed by:3 members
My experience with GMAT the 1st one is always preferable, I believe is gramatically better and "ability in raising" can even be redundant. Any grammar gurus out there?
Isis Alaska
I would definitely not consider myself a grammarian of any kind but I think this is an issue in idioms:
I have the ability to speak to dogs-ability to do some kind of action
I have ability in communicating with animals-ability in should be followed by a noun
I have the ability to speak to dogs-ability to do some kind of action
I have ability in communicating with animals-ability in should be followed by a noun
-
- Community Manager
- Posts: 363
- Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:24 pm
- Location: St. Louis
- Thanked: 7 times
- Followed by:3 members