Which of the two words sounds more natural and common to native speakers? “Though merging/merged…”
You know that the word 'merge' is both transitive and instransitive. Then in the following sentence, which of the two sounds more natural and common to native speakers? And why?
Though (merging/merged), the two companies did not have any advantages over their competitors.
grammar grammaticality verbs transitivity ditransitivity
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You know that the word 'merge' is both transitive and instransitive. Then in the following sentence, which of the two sounds more natural and common to native speakers? And why?
Though (merging/merged), the two companies did not have any advantages over their competitors.
grammar grammaticality verbs transitivity ditransitivity
edited 11 hours ago
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You know that the word 'merge' is both transitive and instransitive. Then in the following sentence, which of the two sounds more natural and common to native speakers? And why?
Though (merging/merged), the two companies did not have any advantages over their competitors.
grammar grammaticality verbs transitivity ditransitivity
edited 11 hours ago
Laurel
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asked 17 hours ago
Suwon Kim
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You know that the word 'merge' is both transitive and instransitive. Then in the following sentence, which of the two sounds more natural and common to native speakers? And why?
Though (merging/merged), the two companies did not have any advantages over their competitors.
grammar grammaticality verbs transitivity ditransitivity
grammar grammaticality verbs transitivity ditransitivity
edited 11 hours ago
Laurel
31.1k660111
asked 17 hours ago
Suwon Kim
326
edited 11 hours ago
Laurel
31.1k660111
asked 17 hours ago
Suwon Kim
326
edited 11 hours ago
Laurel
31.1k660111
edited 11 hours ago
Laurel
31.1k660111
edited 11 hours ago
Laurel
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31.1k660111
asked 17 hours ago
Suwon Kim
326
asked 17 hours ago
Suwon Kim
326
asked 17 hours ago
Suwon Kim
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326
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Merged and merging mean something different.
In your sentence they are used as participles- one present participle the other Perfect participle.
Merging would mean in your sentence that they are currently in the process of a merger.
Merged (what i believe you meant to say) means that they had already merged and become one.
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
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aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
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Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
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Merged and merging mean something different.
In your sentence they are used as participles- one present participle the other Perfect participle.
Merging would mean in your sentence that they are currently in the process of a merger.
Merged (what i believe you meant to say) means that they had already merged and become one.
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
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Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
add a comment |
Merged and merging mean something different.
In your sentence they are used as participles- one present participle the other Perfect participle.
Merging would mean in your sentence that they are currently in the process of a merger.
Merged (what i believe you meant to say) means that they had already merged and become one.
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
1
Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
add a comment |
Merged and merging mean something different.
In your sentence they are used as participles- one present participle the other Perfect participle.
Merging would mean in your sentence that they are currently in the process of a merger.
Merged (what i believe you meant to say) means that they had already merged and become one.
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
Merged and merging mean something different.
In your sentence they are used as participles- one present participle the other Perfect participle.
Merging would mean in your sentence that they are currently in the process of a merger.
Merged (what i believe you meant to say) means that they had already merged and become one.
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
answered 17 hours ago
Uhtred Ragnarsson
48126
48126
aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
1
Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
add a comment |
aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
1
Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
aha! so you mean 'merged' is correct in the above sentence?
– Suwon Kim
17 hours ago
1
1
Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
Both are "correct". It depends on what you mean, as Uhtred said.
– Colin Fine
16 hours ago
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