Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
couldn't grinning
Can I write:
It was very funny. I couldn't stopping grinning.
It was very funny. I couldn't stopping grinning.
Top answer
Hi, Can I write: No. Say this. It was very funny.
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Hi,
Can I write: No. Say this.
It was very funny. I couldn't stopping grinning.
Clive
Can I write: No. Say this.
It was very funny. I couldn't stop
Clive
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Laughing is when you are making noise - ha ha ha ha
Grinning is a big smile (no noise)
Parsing:
I could not stop laughing.
I = subject
could = modal (auxiliary) verb
not = adverb
stop (infinitive main verb, with modal "could")
laughing / grinning - gerund, present participle of verb laugh, grin used as a noun, the direct object of the verb stop)
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Grinning is a big smile (no noise)
Parsing:
I could not stop laughing.
I = subject
could = modal (auxiliary) verb
not = adverb
stop (infinitive main verb, with modal "could")
laughing / grinning - gerund, present participle of verb laugh, grin used as a noun, the direct object of the verb stop)
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Hi Vincent,
I've mentioned to you before that the question 'Can I write . . . ' is not the same as 'Is it natural to write . . . '.
I recommend that you use the latter phrase.
Best wishes, Clive
I've mentioned to you before that the question 'Can I write . . . ' is not the same as 'Is it natural to write . . . '.
I recommend that you use the latter phrase.
Best wishes, Clive
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