With infinitives you can either attach the object pronoun to the end of the infinitive or put it before the first conjugated verb. With sentences that include a present participle, you can either ...

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WE all know that when a sentence uses a transitive verb as the operative verb, it's absolutely necessary for the subject to take a direct object and to act on it: "The woman spurned her suitor last ...