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27 Nov 2010, 10:44
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In my grammer book try+to+infinitive and try+ing have a slight difference in meaning.
try+to+infinitive is used to say that we attempt to do something:
I tried to lock the door, but the key was broken.
try+ing is used when we test something to see if it improves a situation:
I tried taking some medicines, but the pain didn't go away.
In the Manhattan SC book the usage with ing is not recommendable.
Does anyboy know some gmatical rules about the usage of the verb try?
try+to+infinitive is used to say that we attempt to do something:
I tried to lock the door, but the key was broken.
try+ing is used when we test something to see if it improves a situation:
I tried taking some medicines, but the pain didn't go away.
In the Manhattan SC book the usage with ing is not recommendable.
Does anyboy know some gmatical rules about the usage of the verb try?
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29 Nov 2010, 13:37
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medanova,
There's a slight difference in meaning of which you need to be aware, but you can use either "try + to" or "try + -ing" depending on the context:
"I tried to take some medicine." --> Here, I attempted to take the medicine, but I failed. Maybe it slipped out of my hand.
"I will try to attend the game, but I can't promise." --> Here, again, I might not be ABLE to attend the game. Maybe I'll be stuck in traffic.
Summary: "Try + to" means you are uncertain whether it will actually happen or not.
"I tried taking some medicine." --> Here, I actually took the medicine, but it didn't work. Maybe I took the wrong medicine, or I didn't take enough.
"I will try attending the game, but I can't promise I'll like it." --> Here, it is certain that you will attend the game but not sure whether something else will happen as a result of that.
Summary: " Try + -ing" means you will complete the action, but the result of doing so is unclear.
Does that help?
Brett
There's a slight difference in meaning of which you need to be aware, but you can use either "try + to" or "try + -ing" depending on the context:
"I tried to take some medicine." --> Here, I attempted to take the medicine, but I failed. Maybe it slipped out of my hand.
"I will try to attend the game, but I can't promise." --> Here, again, I might not be ABLE to attend the game. Maybe I'll be stuck in traffic.
Summary: "Try + to" means you are uncertain whether it will actually happen or not.
"I tried taking some medicine." --> Here, I actually took the medicine, but it didn't work. Maybe I took the wrong medicine, or I didn't take enough.
"I will try attending the game, but I can't promise I'll like it." --> Here, it is certain that you will attend the game but not sure whether something else will happen as a result of that.
Summary: " Try + -ing" means you will complete the action, but the result of doing so is unclear.
Does that help?
Brett
29 Nov 2010, 15:29
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well that's a perfect explanation. Thanks a lot. I would also like to know if the gmat uses this difference in the meaning in the tests. Should I be aware of it for the exam?
