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Topic: Stop to do and Stop doing |
30 May 2002 |
This week we bring you the use of "stop". Many students are confused whether
to use verb-ing or to-infinitive with 'stop'.
Stop means to put an end
to an action, progress, movement or operation, etc. of a person or thing.
For example:
He stopped the machine and left the room.
Mr. Jones stops smoking.
Stop doing is used to describe the
incident when a person or thing put an end to an action.
The doorbell rang so Sunee stopped doing her English
homework to open the door.
If you stop to do something, then you start doing that action.
See? It's not difficult at all to use stop correctly.
Hope next time you won't have trouble with it. Don't stop practicing your
English and whatever you are doing next week, you should stop to
check for next week's English Nanny. See ya!
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Exercise: Stop! |
| Directions : Choose the correct form of the given verb (either v-ing or to-infinitive) to complete the sentence. |
 1. Can you stop _______ (make) that noise? It is annoying me. |
| 2. Can you stop _______ (talk) for a minute? I have something to ask you. |
| 3. We have to stop _______ (get) some gas. I hope we can find a station soon. |
| 4. Don't stop _______ (run). Keep on going. |
| 5. Don't stop _______ (look) back. The scary guy might still be there. |
| 6. The company has stopped _______ (make) stationery. They went bankrupt. |
| 7. Bob stopped _______ (go) to the jazz club. He no longer enjoyed it. |
| 8. I will stop _______ (work) only when I am too old to move. |
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