Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gBCHfiX17786; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:41:44 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:41:44 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20021212173516.TSZN10620.mta01-srv.alltel.net@[162.40.68.106]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Anna Silliman <anna@handsonenglish.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8385] Re: Grammar question X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 691 Lines: 15 Previously, Lorraine Dutton lad-oh@etop.org wrote: >I think that "sitting on benches" would be the same as "going to baseball >games"; they are both gerund phrases. It would still differ from the other >two elements in the same way the original does. You are absolutely right, Lorraine--my answer was meant to be cute but it was still not grammatically correct. Someone suggested to me offline "...bench sitting in spring" which is a better answer! :-) > >I agree that the best thing here would be to start from scratch and make a >completely new sentence. I really don't like examples like these--they're >more confusing than they are helpful, in my opinion. Yes, I do agree. --Anna
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