Differnce between to contain and containing

[Grinkl]

Dear teachers

These series will consist of all books (containing / to contain) self-adhesive postage stamps.

Which is correct or appropriate?

and what is the difference between to V and V ~ing in adjective usage?

thanks~~

[amigos4]

Originally Posted by Grinkl

Dear teachers

These series will consist of all books (containing / to contain) self-adhesive postage stamps.

Which is correct or appropriate?

thanks~~

Grinkl, in your example the correct choice is 'containing'. These series will consist of all books containing self-adhesive postage stamps.

What is the context for your sentence? I'm not comfortable with the sentence structure of your example. Since there are thousands of self-adhesive postage stamps available in the world, I don't see how it is possible to create a 'series...of all books containing self-adhesive postage stamps.'

Can you think of a better way to write the sentence?

Cheers,
Amigos4