Is “considering taking” grammatically correct?
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I've seen the following sentence in a newspaper. Is it grammatical?
He's considering taking early retirement.
Taking = present progressive was used near another present progressive?
grammaticality syntactic-analysis progressive-aspect
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I've seen the following sentence in a newspaper. Is it grammatical?
He's considering taking early retirement.
Taking = present progressive was used near another present progressive?
grammaticality syntactic-analysis progressive-aspect
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I agree with Barrie England's answer, and I'd add that the non-finite verb form "taking" looks to me like a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun. Specifically, it functions as the direct object of "considering"; it is also a verb form having "early retirement" as its own direct object.
– Andreas Blass
Apr 28 at 2:06
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I've seen the following sentence in a newspaper. Is it grammatical?
He's considering taking early retirement.
Taking = present progressive was used near another present progressive?
grammaticality syntactic-analysis progressive-aspect
edited Oct 20 '13 at 21:28
RegDwigнt♦
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asked Oct 20 '13 at 16:56
Ramesh MuthiahRamesh Muthiah
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I've seen the following sentence in a newspaper. Is it grammatical?
He's considering taking early retirement.
Taking = present progressive was used near another present progressive?
grammaticality syntactic-analysis progressive-aspect
grammaticality syntactic-analysis progressive-aspect
edited Oct 20 '13 at 21:28
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asked Oct 20 '13 at 16:56
Ramesh MuthiahRamesh Muthiah
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edited Oct 20 '13 at 21:28
RegDwigнt♦
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asked Oct 20 '13 at 16:56
Ramesh MuthiahRamesh Muthiah
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edited Oct 20 '13 at 21:28
RegDwigнt♦
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edited Oct 20 '13 at 21:28
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edited Oct 20 '13 at 21:28
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asked Oct 20 '13 at 16:56
Ramesh MuthiahRamesh Muthiah
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asked Oct 20 '13 at 16:56
Ramesh MuthiahRamesh Muthiah
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asked Oct 20 '13 at 16:56
Ramesh MuthiahRamesh Muthiah
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117117
I agree with Barrie England's answer, and I'd add that the non-finite verb form "taking" looks to me like a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun. Specifically, it functions as the direct object of "considering"; it is also a verb form having "early retirement" as its own direct object.
– Andreas Blass
Apr 28 at 2:06
add a comment |
I agree with Barrie England's answer, and I'd add that the non-finite verb form "taking" looks to me like a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun. Specifically, it functions as the direct object of "considering"; it is also a verb form having "early retirement" as its own direct object.
– Andreas Blass
Apr 28 at 2:06
I agree with Barrie England's answer, and I'd add that the non-finite verb form "taking" looks to me like a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun. Specifically, it functions as the direct object of "considering"; it is also a verb form having "early retirement" as its own direct object.
– Andreas Blass
Apr 28 at 2:06
I agree with Barrie England's answer, and I'd add that the non-finite verb form "taking" looks to me like a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun. Specifically, it functions as the direct object of "considering"; it is also a verb form having "early retirement" as its own direct object.
– Andreas Blass
Apr 28 at 2:06
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Yes, it's grammatical. Considering is part of the finite present progressive construction is considering. Taking is not a present progressive form, but a non-finite verb form.
answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
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thefreedictionary.com page on consider states the following:
You can say that someone is considering doing something in the future.
- They were considering opening an office on the West Side of the city.
- He was considering taking the bedside table downstairs.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is considering to do' something.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
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However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
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Yes, it's grammatical. Considering is part of the finite present progressive construction is considering. Taking is not a present progressive form, but a non-finite verb form.
answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
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Yes, it's grammatical. Considering is part of the finite present progressive construction is considering. Taking is not a present progressive form, but a non-finite verb form.
answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
add a comment |
Yes, it's grammatical. Considering is part of the finite present progressive construction is considering. Taking is not a present progressive form, but a non-finite verb form.
answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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Yes, it's grammatical. Considering is part of the finite present progressive construction is considering. Taking is not a present progressive form, but a non-finite verb form.
answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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answered Oct 20 '13 at 17:27
Barrie EnglandBarrie England
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Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
add a comment |
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Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
2
2
Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
Right. Though there is what Haj Ross calls the "Doubl-ing constraint" that makes sequences of two -ing words in a row feel uncomfortable for native speakers.
– John Lawler
Oct 20 '13 at 21:25
add a comment |
thefreedictionary.com page on consider states the following:
You can say that someone is considering doing something in the future.
- They were considering opening an office on the West Side of the city.
- He was considering taking the bedside table downstairs.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is considering to do' something.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
235
1
However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
add a comment |
thefreedictionary.com page on consider states the following:
You can say that someone is considering doing something in the future.
- They were considering opening an office on the West Side of the city.
- He was considering taking the bedside table downstairs.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is considering to do' something.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
235
1
However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
add a comment |
thefreedictionary.com page on consider states the following:
You can say that someone is considering doing something in the future.
- They were considering opening an office on the West Side of the city.
- He was considering taking the bedside table downstairs.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is considering to do' something.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
235
thefreedictionary.com page on consider states the following:
You can say that someone is considering doing something in the future.
- They were considering opening an office on the West Side of the city.
- He was considering taking the bedside table downstairs.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is considering to do' something.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
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answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
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answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
Halil ŞENHalil ŞEN
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answered Mar 11 '15 at 9:08
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However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
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However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
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However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
However, considering whether to do something is fine.
– Andrew Leach♦
Mar 11 '15 at 9:14
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I agree with Barrie England's answer, and I'd add that the non-finite verb form "taking" looks to me like a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun. Specifically, it functions as the direct object of "considering"; it is also a verb form having "early retirement" as its own direct object.
– Andreas Blass
Apr 28 at 2:06