S Swiss88 New member Joined Mar 16, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Jun 3, 2010 #1 In this sentence, I either stopped breathing or came close to stopping breathing. "stopping breathing" sounds incorrect to my ears, but I cannot explain why. Could anyone explain the grammar of this to me? Thank you!
In this sentence, I either stopped breathing or came close to stopping breathing. "stopping breathing" sounds incorrect to my ears, but I cannot explain why. Could anyone explain the grammar of this to me? Thank you!
stanislaw.masny VIP Member Joined Feb 10, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Jun 3, 2010 #2 Swiss88 said: In this sentence, I either stopped breathing or came close to stopping breathing. "stopping breathing" sounds incorrect to my ears, but I cannot explain why. Could anyone explain the grammar of this to me? Thank you! Click to expand... Dear Swiss I'm not a native speaker, but I would say -'I either held/caught my breathing or came close to it'. I'm not able to explain why. S.M.
Swiss88 said: In this sentence, I either stopped breathing or came close to stopping breathing. "stopping breathing" sounds incorrect to my ears, but I cannot explain why. Could anyone explain the grammar of this to me? Thank you! Click to expand... Dear Swiss I'm not a native speaker, but I would say -'I either held/caught my breathing or came close to it'. I'm not able to explain why. S.M.