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So I was thinking of writing the following sentence:

I am considering of changing isp companies

However the word of doesn't feel right. I thought about swapping it out with to but that sounds wrong as well. Can anyone confirm whether this is right or wrong or perhaps correct it?

Otherwise I might have to just use consider:

I will consider changing isp companies

Though this feels like it's different.

A. L
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    You don't need either. "Considering changing" is fine, just as you have used "consider changing" in your other example. – Kate Bunting Aug 12 '17 at 10:39
  • In a simple catenative construction, like that in your example, "consider" only licenses gerund-participial complements, so "I will consider changing isp companies" is the only choice. – BillJ Aug 12 '17 at 11:24
  • @BillJ So the context of my sentence is that if my isp doesn't fix my internet I will search for other options. I.E. If the internet does not stabalize then I am considering changing isp companies. Would that be correct? – A. L Aug 12 '17 at 11:33
  • Yes. The problem is that having two present participles in a row sounds odd to many speakers. So verbs in the progressive that can take gerund complements generally don't; this is called the Doubl -ing Constraint. – John Lawler Aug 12 '17 at 14:00
  • The question is dealt with in some detail at: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/167739/is-it-correct-to-use-two-present-verbs-sequentially – Ronald Sole Aug 12 '17 at 16:17
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    @RonaldSole The so-called doubl-ing constraint does not apply to "consider", so there's nothing wrong with saying "I am considering changing companies". – BillJ Aug 12 '17 at 16:39

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You can use something like: "... considering doing ..."

For example, "I am considering changing ISP companies."

Adarsh Sharma
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