leslieking
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Hi,
I have two sentences:
1. He is going to eat.
2. He is going to school.
In the first sentence "to eat" is an infinitive (to + verb).
In the second sentence "to school" is a prepositional phrase (to + noun).
What is the difference between the two sentences in terms of time?
Is the second sentence (to + noun) happening in the moment of speaking? He already started walking to school? I mean he is moving his legs in the moment of speaking.
Is the first sentence (to + verb) happening a bit later? (1-2 or 5-10 minutes later) not exactly in the moment of speaking?
I would be grateful for any help. Thank you!
I have two sentences:
1. He is going to eat.
2. He is going to school.
In the first sentence "to eat" is an infinitive (to + verb).
In the second sentence "to school" is a prepositional phrase (to + noun).
What is the difference between the two sentences in terms of time?
Is the second sentence (to + noun) happening in the moment of speaking? He already started walking to school? I mean he is moving his legs in the moment of speaking.
Is the first sentence (to + verb) happening a bit later? (1-2 or 5-10 minutes later) not exactly in the moment of speaking?
I would be grateful for any help. Thank you!