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The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1b - Grammar for the textbook Spark 4 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the to-infinitive or the -ing form. How do the sentences differ in meaning?

Answer

  1. a) Do you remember charging the battery for your camera? (This asks if the person remembers the action of charging the battery, implying it already happened in the past.) ; b) He always remembers to charge the battery for his camera. (This means he never forgets to perform the action of charging the battery in the future or as part of a routine.)
  2. a) Sue tried to drink her tea, but it was too hot. (Sue made an effort to drink the tea, but she was unable to because it was too hot.) ; b) Try drinking coffee if you can't stay awake. (This suggests trying drinking coffee as a solution or experiment to solve the problem of staying awake, focusing on the experience of doing it.)
  3. a) Jill has stopped eating; she's full. (This means Jill was eating, but now she has stopped because she is full.) ; b) Jill has stopped to eat now. (This means Jill stopped whatever activity she was doing in order to eat.)
  4. a) Joey went on talking about his holiday for hours. (Joey continued the same activity—talking about his holiday—for an extended period of time.) ; b) After explaining cell biology, the lecturer went on to talk about DNA. (The lecturer finished explaining one thing and then proceeded to do something different.)

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