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waseige1
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject: Grammar question... I dislike to run. |
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OK...
The sentence
"I like to run."
sounds fine to me and I am sure is fine grammar.
The sentence
"I dislike to run."
hurts my ears and I have no idea why.
I would say
"I dislike running."
Is "I dislike to run." bad grammer or good grammar? Why?
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Some verbs can be followed by infinitives, some can be followed by gerunds, some can be followed by both.
Dislike is gerund only.
I dislike running.
Like is both.
I like running, I like to run
Want is infinitive only
I want to run
Most grammar texts will have a big list. Something students just have to memorize. |
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waseige1
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject: Thank you.... |
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Question answered.
Thank you very much. |
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