Stride vs striding

[Greta]

Hi,

Why you use "stride" not "striding" in the following sentence? Is it incorrect to say "striding"?

A moment later I saw her stride into the room, proud of her success.

Thanks.

[Pamela]

Striding also is possible.Srtiding expresses a process while stride a completion, finished action. Am I right, Alan?

[Yankee]

Hi ladies

My personal preference would be stride because stride more or less means "enter" in the sentence ("stride into the room") and that's a short act rather than a process.

I'd like striding better if the sentence were "...striding across the room..."

Amy
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[Pamela]

Quite reasonable, Amy. But I know people that can stride into the room very slowly.

[Yankee]

But if someone's striding becomes too slow, then it might be best not to call it 'striding' anymore.
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[Pamela]

Right you are!