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I know the one from OG is easy b/c the idiom is tested here "credit with...". However, my question is from Kaplan 800 which gave 2 choices:
(D) with having salted
(E) with the salting of

I have no problem to figure out the idiom in this case. But how can you know which one is better "the salting of" or "having salted". I think "having salted" sounds clumsy but I was wrong. Can someone educate me with the native speaker's common sense?
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having + V3 verb (3 rd form of the verb) is the correct use, as the action has been completed in the past, and we are talking about it.
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having + V3 verb (3 rd form of the verb) is the correct use, as the action has been completed in the past, and we are talking about it.


In addition to nocilis and in my own opinion, I am always very careful with the '...ing' form of the verb. Remember, it is used in 2 instances:

1. To show Continuous Action (I am studying for the gmat)
2. To indicate that another action took place while one was on (I was eating while you were sleeping).

Salting as in E shows continuous action (seems as if the roman fields are still being salted as i write).
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having + V3 verb (3 rd form of the verb) is the correct use, as the action has been completed in the past, and we are talking about it.


In addition to nocilis and in my own opinion, I am always very careful with the '...ing' form of the verb. Remember, it is used in 2 instances:

1. To show Continuous Action (I am studying for the gmat)
2. To indicate that another action took place while one was on (I was eating while you were sleeping).

Salting as in E shows continuous action (seems as if the roman fields are still being salted as i write). So it's D also for me.
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good explanations Arsene_Wenger

Also, credit with (verb/verb clause) is right

in E it is credit with (Noun/gerund/noun clause) wrong
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good explanations Arsene_Wenger

Also, credit with (verb/verb clause) is right

in E it is credit with (Noun/gerund/noun clause) wrong


Praveen Rao and Arsene_Wenger - great explanation. This question is very good as I have not considered this type of question/situation



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