30.3911, Qs: Survey on Differences in Infinitives and Verbal Nouns

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-3911. Thu Oct 17 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.3911, Qs: Survey on Differences in Infinitives and Verbal Nouns

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Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:38
From: hiroya shimo [hiroya.shimo.5d at stu.hosei.ac.jp]
Subject: Survey on Differences in Infinitives and Verbal Nouns

 
A short survey on the differences between infinitives and verbal nouns. Send
answers to: hiroya.shimo.5d at stu.hosei.ac.jp

Q1.Which sentence do you use?
a.To collect stamps is my hobby.
b.Collecting stamps is my hobby.

Q2.Which sentence do you use?
a.My hobby is to collect stamps.
b.My hobby is collecting stamps.

Q3.Which sentence do you use?
a.I like to collect stamps.
b.I like collecting stamps.

Thank you,
 

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax



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