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What’s going on (grammatically) in this sentence?

Let’s simplify it.

“I’m wondering if I’m the only person who remembers…

…that there was a big plastic cow…(Band 6)

…there being a big plastic cow… (Band 7+)

Remember + ing form (or noun)

This form of 'remember' is used for memories.

What is your earliest memory?

• “I remember VISITING my mum in hospital when my sister was born.” (ing form)
• “I remember my 4th birthday party”. (noun)

Compare this with ‘remember to + infinitive verb’.

e.g. “Did you remember to lock the door?”.

Some verbs have different meanings when they are followed by the gerund or the infinitive.

For example:

• remember
• forget
• stop
• go on
• regret
• mean
• try
• used to