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Bookmark or Share- "Play" or "playing" – which one is correct and why?Both "play" and "playing" is correct here. People often see him (who is) playing basketball on the playground at the weekend. People often see him (who) play basketball on the playground at the weekend. So essentially both carry the same meaning. –
- "like doing" vs. "like to do" [duplicate] - English Language Learners ...I like playing tennis on Tuesdays. Having taken into account the following, would you please throw a light on what is the difference between the sentences above? This question was inspired by a comment left on a similar question I asked here, where a user said: Like playing vs. like to play is the question of gerund vs. infinitive. Both of ...
- A group of boys is/are - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeA group of boys are playing football together. ["is" would be wrong or at least very weird here!] A group of boys are/is playing football on the field. ["is" and "are" mean slightly different things.] There is only one group of boys playing football on the field. ["are" would be wrong here!]
- prepositions - "playing with balls" vs. "playing balls" - English ...It can either mean playing alongside someone (John and Mary played bridge with Martha and James) or it could mean an item being the object of play (the children played with the toys). In the case of we played with six balls , the meaning would be assumed from context— and the fact that balls aren't sentient and can't be partners, meaning they ...
- "This chick's playing with Confederate money." (Seinfeld)"This chick's playing with Confederate money." It is from Seinfeld. Elaine said that when was trying to convince Jerry that some girl had fake breasts. How to decipher it? There is probably an interplay between the words 'silicone' and 'silicon'. Maybe the Confederate States of America had something significant in the Silicon Valley.
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