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The following is an error correction exercise. The key is to change 'focusing' to 'focused'. Why 'focused'? If 'focusing' is followed by 'on sth.' then the original sentence is correct. Is that right?
That desire fuels your dreams and the special goal keeps you focusing. |
Both 'focused' and 'focusing' are participles:
a) keeps you focused. (adjective in form)
b) keeps you focusing (adjective in form; transitive verbal: gerund focusing
on something)
Question:
How does the goal keep you?
Answer: Focused. (
Adverb in function)
Answer: Focusing on something. (Adverb in function)
Keeps you
happy. (adjective in form)
Keeps you
doing something. (transitive verbal: gerund)
All the best,