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Rule "'admit', 'appreciate', 'avoid', 'enjoy' etc. with a base form of a verb"
This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.
| Description: |
'admit', 'appreciate', 'avoid', 'enjoy' etc. with a base form of a verb |
| Message: |
The verb '\1' is used with the gerund form. |
| Category: |
Grammar
(ID: GRAMMAR)
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| Link: |
https://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/gerund-equals-infinitive/ |
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect: |
- I enjoy to run.
Correction suggestion:
enjoy running
- My teachers recommended to gain a better understanding of statistics.
Correction suggestion:
recommended gaining
- Would you recommend to gain a better understanding of statistics?
Correction suggestion:
recommend gaining
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Correct sentences
for comparison: |
- I enjoy running.
- Before we proceed, I recommend to please take a full backup of your database.
- A three-man committee has recommended to Commission Chairman Charles O. Emmerich...
- Although Peter also seems happy on the surface, he admits to Ken that he isn't sure they are ready.
- Which scientific literature would you recommend to gain a better understanding of the subject matter?
- ... where child labor is a common practice to obtain the product.
- I have a great mind to do that myself.
- I have a good mind to visit the Silk Road.
- The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
- I have a good mind to visit the Silk Road.
- Bettis sat out Wednesday's practice to allow a minor knee injury to heal.
- The official expressed concern over the Union Government's delay to nominate a representative for the negotiation process.
- However, it was still a common practice to have single sponsor shows, such as The United States Steel Hour.
- ... there are employees with feelings and a good mind to think things through and feel you are justified in accepting...
- ... sitting on their hands, using the time delay to protect existing positions, while whipping up State regulators' fears of jurisdictional shift.
- ... and it became a common practice to construct prestige buildings from the new industrial bricks.
- Rick, I suggested to Bill that he come in early/mid October.
- It is strongly suggested to revise your code.
- Their use is strongly recommended to reduce risk of keys accidentally leaking from, e.g., backups or decommissioned disk drives.
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| ID: |
ADMIT_ENJOY_VB [1]
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| Version: |
6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)
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