Hi All,
What is the difference between these two sentences,
Her AID IN WALKING the dog was appreciated.
vs
HER AID TO WALK the dog was appreciated.
why is the later one wrong ?
Source: MGMAT SC 5th Edn.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Uva
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Happy to help! 
So with the verb "aid" we always want to use "in." The most common format is:
"x aid y in something"
or
"x aid y in doing something"
For the sentence that you are looking at it follows the second format, but with a little twist since the sentence is written in the passive voice:
Her aid in walking the dog was appreciated.
In this sentence, "her" is the y. Whoever was helping out is x. But this is left out because of the passive construction of the sentence. Finally. the "doing something" is "walking the dog."
Does that make sense?
You can learn more about how to use "aid" correctly here.
I hope that helps!
As with most idioms, there is not hard, fast answer for why one way is better than the other. That's just the way it is!Uva@90 wrote:Hi All,
What is the difference between these two sentences,
Her AID IN WALKING the dog was appreciated.
vs
HER AID TO WALK the dog was appreciated.
why is the later one wrong ?
Source: MGMAT SC 5th Edn.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Uva
So with the verb "aid" we always want to use "in." The most common format is:
"x aid y in something"
or
"x aid y in doing something"
For the sentence that you are looking at it follows the second format, but with a little twist since the sentence is written in the passive voice:
Her aid in walking the dog was appreciated.
In this sentence, "her" is the y. Whoever was helping out is x. But this is left out because of the passive construction of the sentence. Finally. the "doing something" is "walking the dog."
Does that make sense?
You can learn more about how to use "aid" correctly here.
I hope that helps!
Hi Kevin,KevinRocci wrote:Happy to help!
As with most idioms, there is not hard, fast answer for why one way is better than the other. That's just the way it is!
So with the verb "aid" we always want to use "in." The most common format is:
"x aid y in something"
or
"x aid y in doing something"
For the sentence that you are looking at it follows the second format, but with a little twist since the sentence is written in the passive voice:
Her aid in walking the dog was appreciated.
In this sentence, "her" is the y. Whoever was helping out is x. But this is left out because of the passive construction of the sentence. Finally. the "doing something" is "walking the dog."
Does that make sense?
You can learn more about how to use "aid" correctly here.
I hope that helps!
Is there any rule in GMAT SC that use of 'aid to' will always be wrong?
Please confirm.
Regards,
Chetan
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Hello!
"AID TO" is not an idiom.
The idiom with the word "aid" I usually use is:
To aid somebody/something [in/with (doing) something]
I found this idiom in Longman Dictionary and it came in handy in problem 28 (OG VR2) "Eating saltwater fish may significantly reduce".
Links to dictionary entries:
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/aid_1
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/aid_2
However, I believe it is possible to write a sentence in which "aid" comes right before "to", both as parts of different constructions:
Residents aided the police [in gathering information -- omitted] to prevent further crimes.
But I don't think such sentences will be present on the GMAT.
"AID TO" is not an idiom.
The idiom with the word "aid" I usually use is:
To aid somebody/something [in/with (doing) something]
I found this idiom in Longman Dictionary and it came in handy in problem 28 (OG VR2) "Eating saltwater fish may significantly reduce".
Links to dictionary entries:
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/aid_1
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/aid_2
However, I believe it is possible to write a sentence in which "aid" comes right before "to", both as parts of different constructions:
Residents aided the police [in gathering information -- omitted] to prevent further crimes.
But I don't think such sentences will be present on the GMAT.
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