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Question about gerund...
can you use the gerund twice in one sentence between periods and commas?
por que no estas viviendo en un dormitorio y disfrutando de tu vida de colegio? or: por que no estas en un dormitorio, viviendo y disfrutando de tu vida de colegio? or do you have to write it like this: por que no estas viviendo en un dormitorio y disfruta de tu vida de colegio? can one use of "estar" be enough for two words between periods and commas? which one is correct? |
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So long as both parts of the compound verb lie in the same clause, different gerundios can 'leech off' the single estar. The different gerundios can be separated by a connector, like y, or by commas (a series). These constructs are all valid: estar + gerundio y gerundio estar + gerundio o gerundio estar + gerundio, gerundio, gerundio y/o gerundio These are not: estar , gerundio estar . gerundio Last edited by Rusty; February 04, 2009 at 05:39 AM. Reason: Fixed typo - Thanks Sosia |
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la vida universitaria
litte typo. Saludos
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