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Oct 22, 2012 · Oct 22, 2012. #1. Hello everyone, 1.My dream is to become a techer. 2.Becoming a teacher is my dream. 3.To become a teacher is my dream. I think sentences 1 and 2 are correct, but I have never read a rule about this in a grammar. Sentence n. 3 might be good as well, I think.
Jul 1, 2019 · Hindi. Jul 1, 2019. #1. Hello, I would like to know the difference between has become and is becoming. Below sentences for your ref. Thank you. Vaccination has become increasingly unpopular among certain demographics of society. Whether or not teaching mathematics is becoming increasingly controversial. Thank you.
Nov 23, 2015 · Senior Member. London. English - South-East England. Nov 23, 2015. #3. Yes, I think it has to be 'possibility of becoming'. With the adjective, we say 'possible to become', but I don't think that's possible with the noun. I came across an example of this in my work a few days ago, and thought about it, before changing it.
Feb 22, 2017 · Feb 22, 2017. #3. MilkyBarKid said: (2) is the correct sentence: "He has made significant progress and is on his way to becoming a fluent reader." " to becoming a fluent reader" is a gerund phrase - 'becoming' is not a participle but a gerund. Thanks MilkyBarKid. When you say is the correct I'd conclude that the others are incorrect.
Nov 30, 2010 · Tutsi. Nov 30, 2010. #3. Thanks. I think #2 should be correct. I think the 'to' is acting as a preposition of 'Path', and therefore a gerund phrase is appropriate following it. However, when I google the phrase "embarked on a path to becoming", I get only 7 results, while "embarked on a path to become" gets me 8800 results. So I am not sure.
Jan 18, 2008 · Strictly speaking, "my" is the only "correct" variation. "Coming" is a (are you ready for this, Suzi_br? It's a common-or-garden, behind-the-bike-shed..) GERUND (a verb form used as a noun) and the genitive (i.e. possessive) pronoun "my" qualifies it. "me" would need to be the direct object of the verb "mind," but then what is "coming"?
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Nov 29, 2011 · Dec 1, 2011. #11. Kanu, Jose C gave a good answer here: Jose C. said: I guess it [becoming] would make more sense grammatically, as you are talking about changing your state of being from sad to awesome. "The apples are ripe" - this is the state of the apples, hence the verb "to be". "The apples are becoming ripe."
Sep 13, 2007 · But I am interested in is used with subjects and topics you wish to know more about and possibly participate in: I am interested in swimming/learning to swim, African politics/acquiring some books on African politics, horseriding/ riding horses,architecture/ studying archictecture, the website/ becoming a member of the website.
Apr 21, 2021 · Apr 21, 2021. #3. As so often, you have to know that the 'to' in this expression is the preposition, not the infinitive marker, and belongs with 'close': I was close to the edge; I was close to tears. It's followed by a noun phrase, so the ing -form of the verb can also be used wherever a noun is: close to doing something.
