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I'm quite good at English,but not adept in it. Over a period of time I've gotten a good grip over it and I could ponder a lot about grammar in detail. I've doubt regarding the following Qs. and need details and if it is right why and how convict me with grammar.

  1. You'll get a chance to see macy play live. (I think Correct)
    or
    You'll get a chance to see macy playing live. (Not Correct)

  2. How to stop your hair become white? (I think Correct)
    or
    How to stop your hair becoming white? (Not Correct)

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  • a good grip on it is the idiom. I don't understand "to the granularity", unless you mean "at a closer level"; that's not an idiom in American English. Also, put spaces between sentences. Periods are too small and this is not Thai. This is not "Future Progressive Tense", btw; there is no such thing in English. You appear to be asking about aspectual verbs like stop and sense verbs like see, both of which have extremely specialized and irregular syntax; nothing can be concluded without more context and examples. – John Lawler Mar 07 '15 at 16:20
  • If you are learning English this site http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions is specifically designed for English Language Learners. – Frank Mar 07 '15 at 16:43
  • No. Labels should be correct / correct / incorrect / correct. See the to see them play and to see them playing thread (where there is just 'the right answer' without underpinning logic). (John Lawler can give the underpinning logic.) There are the usual few internet misusages of 'to stop it become' where '... becoming' should be used. – Edwin Ashworth Mar 07 '15 at 16:51
  • Whoever said those "incorrect" sentences are wrong was misinformed. There is nothing wrong with either 1a or 1b, and 2a is definitely wrong. – Peter Shor Mar 07 '15 at 17:10
  • Infinitive verb is used when action is still going on and -ing is i.e. verb+ing used when the action is still in progress.Thanks all – mahesh Mar 07 '15 at 17:17
  • @mahesh. I'm curious to know what's the difference between 'still going on' and 'still in progress.' – Yoichi Oishi Mar 15 '15 at 23:39
  • Both conveys the same idea. – mahesh Nov 19 '15 at 15:57

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