Even battle-hardened editors reach for their grammar textbooks when certain questions arise. Consider the -ing word, and the role it plays in a sentence such as this: We were worried about his wearing ...
Gerunds are the -ing form of a verb, and infinitives are the to + base form. These words can be confusing; they combine the meaning of a verb with the grammar of a noun. My father asked me to phone ...
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