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KhoshtipMan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A gerund or a noun

Hi,


Assume you answer a person's question and they say: thanks for you replying.

Since we have the noun form of that word, "reply", we do not need to use the gerund form after the preposition for. To me it's incorrect and we are to use reply there.

Do you agree please?

  

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"Thanks for you replying" is not correct. The options are: Thanks for replying. Thanks for your reply.

— GPY

  • "Thanks for you replying" is not correct.
  • The options are: Thanks for replying.
  • Thanks for your reply.
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"Thanks for you replying" is not correct. The options are:

Thanks for replying.
Thanks for your reply.

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