gerund-vs-infinitive

“… assisting emerging countries meet their development goals…” vs “… assisting emerging countries in meeting their development goals…”

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Her role included assisting emerging countries meet their development goals through active engagement with senior level representation from both the public and private sectors. Her role included assisting emerging countries in meeting their development goals through active engagement with senior level representation from both the public and private sectors. Her role included assisting emerging countries … Read more

difference in meaning between 2 phrases

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I need to know the difference between these two sentences 1)He stopped to playing football 2)He stopped playing football Answer He stopped to playing football is ungrammatical; the grammatical form would be He stopped to play football, and that would mean that he stopped whatever activity he was doing at the time, and started playing … Read more

Mixed saying / witty remark about remarks

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I need to mix To err is human, to persist […] is diabolical with a joke about too much remarking. The result should be To err is human, to persist in remarking is diabolical. Should I change it in “persist in remarks”? Would it give a more…as-the-saying-goes allure? Answer If it’s strictly between “remarks” and … Read more

Gerund or Infinitive after an adjective

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I came across the following test exercise on Gerunds and Infinitives. The Oscar-winning actor avoids talking to his fans and refuses to give his autograph. <more context>. Doesn’t he seem way too shy being/to be an actor? I’m confused by the choice. In my option both options are fine; the latter is grammatically correct but … Read more