[Grammar] The gerund vs The infinitive
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
I think he means 'Talking about this makes me feel nervous', where 'Talking' is a gerund rather than a participle.
I forgot to say 'Welcome' to the OP, my fellow Hongkonger.
I think he means 'Talking about this makes me feel nervous', where 'Talking' is a gerund rather than a participle.
I forgot to say 'Welcome' to the OP, my fellow Hongkonger.
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OK! I changed the title.
So, I want to know, are both these two sentences equally common and idiomatic ?
OK! I changed the title.
So, I want to know, are both these two sentences equally common and idiomatic ?
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
The first needs an em-dash after nervous. It could be heard sometimes, but the second is more natural.
The first needs an em-dash after nervous. It could be heard sometimes, but the second is more natural.
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Or maybe a comma? Like "It makes me feel nervous, talking about this." , does it work?
Or maybe a comma? Like "It makes me feel nervous, talking about this." , does it work?
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
Not really, though it would not be surprising to see that in casual writing. You need a dash because the speaker is interrupting the sentence with a new thought.
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So basically you are saying "It makes me feel nervous talking about this." works much better for you, too ?
So basically you are saying "It makes me feel nervous talking about this." works much better for you, too ?
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If I understand correctly, your version is much worse than his version.
If I understand correctly, your version is much worse than his version.
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
Can a teacher confirm/correct post #12, which the OP was asking about?
Can a teacher confirm/correct post #12, which the OP was asking about?
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
You wrote post #12 yourself, Matthew. Why are we waiting for Tdol to comment?
You wrote post #12 yourself, Matthew. Why are we waiting for Tdol to comment?
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According to post #13, it was the OP rather than Matthew who wanted a comment from Tdol, which was emphasized in boldface there.
According to post #13, it was the OP rather than Matthew who wanted a comment from Tdol, which was emphasized in boldface there.
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
Why did you say "the opportunity"? why didn't you say "an opportunity"? Please.
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
Dio2: I note that you've reported the first post in this thread as "unanswered". We ask members to please be patient and wait for a reply(s) to their questions. In any case, I see that this thread has had several replies, so why do you feel it's still unanswered?
Dio2: I note that you've reported the first post in this thread as "unanswered". We ask members to please be patient and wait for a reply(s) to their questions. In any case, I see that this thread has had several replies, so why do you feel it's still unanswered?
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
No- I am suggesting that changing the order of the sentence makes it sound more natural.
And please don't wait for me- there are many people here who can reply for me. I was in a remote mountainous area without much internet yesterday. :up:
No- I am suggesting that changing the order of the sentence makes it sound more natural.
And please don't wait for me- there are many people here who can reply for me. I was in a remote mountainous area without much internet yesterday. :up:
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Re: The participle vs The infinitive
So, "It makes me feel nervous to talk about this." and "Talking about this makes me nervous." are more common and idiomatic.
Also, "It makes me feel nervous talking about this." needs a dash but it still means different from "It makes me feel nervous to talk about this." and "Talking about this makes me nervous.".
This sentence, "It makes me feel nervous talking about this." is not a normal sentence because the speaker suddenly feels that the conversation makes him nervous, the whole sentence is not natural.
Is there anything wrong above? Thanks
So, "It makes me feel nervous to talk about this." and "Talking about this makes me nervous." are more common and idiomatic.
Also, "It makes me feel nervous talking about this." needs a dash but it still means different from "It makes me feel nervous to talk about this." and "Talking about this makes me nervous.".
This sentence, "It makes me feel nervous talking about this." is not a normal sentence because the speaker suddenly feels that the conversation makes him nervous, the whole sentence is not natural.
Is there anything wrong above? Thanks
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