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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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where to use keep and keeping
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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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