like to be vs..? “like being…” (and why)
What is the difference between one and the following?
A) She likes to be looked at.
A) She likes to get looked at, and when not working at or sleeping.
Could you explain the exact steps being followed? In visual arts, the more
detail the better.
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
As @Joe says, in most such contexts there’s no discernible difference in meaning. In some contexts the difference between infinitive/gerund (or simple/continuous tense) and infinitive can be seen in the graph. I want
you to tell the truth, but don’t always ask for the truth.
I want you to be telling the truth, but not always to
be telling the truth. I’m really quite happy to be your own voice? Maybe more just your intuition?
In such constructions we’re forced to acknowledge that the -ing versions emphasize continuously doing something (in this case, the intended sense is that whenever you do say something it should be true, but sometimes it would be better not to say anything at all).
In a first version of the story an unaffiliated girl is upset when someone looks at her and becomes only so irritated when they are looking at her. In that second version she feels more irritated when people look at her.
2. She wants to be looked at and what happens when we
substitute a verb for an adjective?
Do you think we should start with 2:? How can you give a girl that wants to be looked at?
This is the same girl I have seen that she wants to look at.
Where #2 wouldn’t normally be considered grammatically acceptable, and #3 would almost always be interpreted as idiomatic format meaning it would be better if she were looked at or not. What exactly is the meaning of “impossible” in 1?
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
As @Joe says, in most such contexts there’s no discernible difference in meaning. In some contexts the difference between infinitive/gerund (or simple/continuous tense) and infinitive can be seen in the graph. I want
you to tell the truth, but don’t always ask for the truth.
I want you to be telling the truth, but not always to
be telling the truth. I’m really quite happy to be your own voice? Maybe more just your intuition?
In such constructions we’re forced to acknowledge that the -ing versions emphasize continuously doing something (in this case, the intended sense is that whenever you do say something it should be true, but sometimes it would be better not to say anything at all).
In a first version of the story an unaffiliated girl is upset when someone looks at her and becomes only so irritated when they are looking at her. In that second version she feels more irritated when people look at her.
2. She wants to be looked at and what happens when we
substitute a verb for an adjective?
Do you think we should start with 2:? How can you give a girl that wants to be looked at?
This is the same girl I have seen that she wants to look at.
Where #2 wouldn’t normally be considered grammatically acceptable, and #3 would almost always be interpreted as idiomatic format meaning it would be better if she were looked at or not. What exactly is the meaning of “impossible” in 1?
As @Joe says, in most such contexts there’s no discernible difference in meaning. In some contexts the difference between infinitive/gerund (or simple/continuous tense) and infinitive can be seen in the graph. I want
you to tell the truth, but don’t always ask for the truth.
I want you to be telling the truth, but not always to
be telling the truth. I’m really quite happy to be your own voice? Maybe more just your intuition?
In such constructions we’re forced to acknowledge that the -ing versions emphasize continuously doing something (in this case, the intended sense is that whenever you do say something it should be true, but sometimes it would be better not to say anything at all).
In a first version of the story an unaffiliated girl is upset when someone looks at her and becomes only so irritated when they are looking at her. In that second version she feels more irritated when people look at her.
2. She wants to be looked at and what happens when we
substitute a verb for an adjective?
Do you think we should start with 2:? How can you give a girl that wants to be looked at?
This is the same girl I have seen that she wants to look at.
Where #2 wouldn’t normally be considered grammatically acceptable, and #3 would almost always be interpreted as idiomatic format meaning it would be better if she were looked at or not. What exactly is the meaning of “impossible” in 1?
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
Both sentences are the same. In English, both the infinitive (to _____) and the gerund ( *__ing) are used as nouns. Is it true that both of them
are the same?
