darkghozt18
New member
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2012
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
- Current Location
- Germany
Hi there it's Me again,
I did this quiz here a minute ago:
Try to do & Try doing, etc
And I found out that I have much problems with this particular part of the English grammar.
I wonder why in this case the first answer is correct:
She went on _____ the CEO a few years later. to become
becoming
Is it because there's a comma missing?
Because as far as I know if it would be the following, it would only mean that she went on and became the CEO a few years later so that would be correct also, depending on what you're trying to say, right?:
She went on, becoming the CEO a few years later.
And a last question. Is there any simple thumb rule for non-native speakers that indicates when to use the gerund or the infinitive? Or is the only way to learn it and to use it right, to learn these irritating rules.
Thank you very much in advance
I did this quiz here a minute ago:
Try to do & Try doing, etc
And I found out that I have much problems with this particular part of the English grammar.
I wonder why in this case the first answer is correct:
She went on _____ the CEO a few years later. to become
becoming
Is it because there's a comma missing?
Because as far as I know if it would be the following, it would only mean that she went on and became the CEO a few years later so that would be correct also, depending on what you're trying to say, right?:
She went on, becoming the CEO a few years later.
And a last question. Is there any simple thumb rule for non-native speakers that indicates when to use the gerund or the infinitive? Or is the only way to learn it and to use it right, to learn these irritating rules.
Thank you very much in advance