the second verb must be either an infinitive with 'to' such as 'to do', 'to make', 'to go' etc. or an -ing form such as 'doing', 'making', 'going'. In this episode of The Flatmates, the police ...

However, if we are talking about the purpose of an object or an action, we normally use the for + verb-ing pattern. Note that this pattern commonly answers the question: What are they (used ...

In a sentence that begins with a VERB-ing form, a sentence can reflect a VOSVO word order: Finishing (V) the book (O), the student (S) completed (V) the assignment (O). Research has shown that deaf ...

When an active verb does have "be" as a helping verb, the main verb will end in "ing." Robert Hills designed [no helping verbs] the Washington Monument to honor George Washington. The state of ...

Then click on "ANSWER" to see the correct pattern. Label any VERB-ing element as a V, despite its actual function as a finite verb, infinitive, participle, or gerund. Label a verb along with any ...