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Keeping vs. keep #1 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:44 am   Keeping vs. keep
 

Test No. errors/elem-10 "Tell me about Yourself", question 10

As you know we live in a very fast moving world and keep one's job can sometimes be very challenging.

(a) live
(b) keep
(c) be

Test No. errors/elem-10 "Tell me about Yourself", answer 10

As you know we live in a very fast moving world and keeping one's job can sometimes be very challenging.

Correct entry: keeping
The error was: (b) keep

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
As you know we live in a very fast moving world and and keeping one's job one's job can sometimes be very challenging.
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Keeping one's job - gerund #2 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:08 am   Keeping one's job - gerund
 

In this sentence keeping one's job is the subject that's why we use the gerund form.

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Keeping vs. keep #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 18, 2010 20:25 pm   Keeping vs. keep
 

Good Evening!
I actually don't understand the meaning of this sentence can someone please interpret it to me?
Thanks!
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Keeping vs. keep #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:23 am   Keeping vs. keep
 

Hello,

According to http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrases.htm#infinitive, "to keep one's job", as an infinite phrase, can also function as a noun subject of this test sentence of Question 10. For this reason, the test answer should also include this "to keep", shouldn't it? Could you please double-check this addition "to keep"?

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As you know we live in a very fast moving world and _____ one's job can sometimes be very challenging.

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Keeping vs. keep #5 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2011 19:36 pm   Keeping vs. keep
 

You are correct Bhikku.
'to keep one's job' and 'keeping one's job' are both acceptable there. However the computer answer key cannot distinguish this.
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Keeping vs. keep #6 (permalink) Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:46 am   Keeping vs. keep
 

could I put here " to keep " instead of "keeping" ? thank you
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Keeping vs. keep #7 (permalink) Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:04 am   Keeping vs. keep
 

Beeesneees wrote:
'to keep one's job' and 'keeping one's job' are both acceptable there. However the computer answer key cannot distinguish this.

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