Difference between using the infinitive form and the gerund form

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difference between

"We don't want everybody to know about it."

and

"We don't want everybody knowing about it."

score -2 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 01 '17 at 03:54

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"want" is an infinitive verb and it can only be followed by (noun/pronoun) to + conjugated form of verb (1). This means that your second sentence isn't correct grammatically.

edited Oct 01 '17 at 03:54

Nathan Tuggy

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answered Oct 01 '17 at 03:34

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