[General] Deliver

[Amyloum]

Hi everyone,

Should we say:
a) The author achieves to deliver his intended message.
or:
b) The author achieves in delivering his intended message.

Is (a) wrong? What is the difference between the two if any?

 

[BobK]

Neither makes any sense. You achieve a noun. The author either manages to deliver or succeeds in delivering or achieves the delivery of his message.

b

 

[Amyloum]

Neither makes any sense. You achieve a noun. The author either manages to deliver or succeeds in delivering or achieves the delivery of his message.

b

Thanks for your reply Bobk...

So the following sentence is correct: "The author achieves delivering his intended message" ?

 

[5jj]

So the following sentence is correct: "The author achieves delivering his intended message" ?

That is not what Bob said.

 

[Amyloum]

If the structure is: "achieve + noun" then I suppose "He achieved delivering (noun) his message" is correct? Or is it?

 

[MikeNewYork]

If the structure is: "achieve + noun" then I suppose "He achieved delivering (noun) his message" is correct? Or is it?

No. He succeeded in delivering his message.

 

[Amyloum]

Thank you for your help BobK and Mike :-D

 

[LeTyan]

I suppose there are situations where you take a verb+ing as a noun. For example, "I appreciate your coming". "I value your being here." Is that right?

 

[5jj]

I suppose there are situations where you take a verb+ing as a noun.

Yes. The -ing form that has some noun-like properties is generally referred to as a gerund.