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Approach to smth
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A student recently asked about the phrase, "approach to doing smth." Our case was, "What is your approach to dealing with this problem?" How would you explain the use of "to" followed by an -ing form? I was thinking of the following explanation:
"approach to" takes an object, such as "approach to the problem" The object in this case just happens to be a gerund, which still qualifies as a noun. Thus the -ing form. It could also be a noun phrase - "dealing with the problem."
Do you agree with this explanation? Haven't found it in any books.
yours, Angela
A student recently asked about the phrase, "approach to doing smth." Our case was, "What is your approach to dealing with this problem?" How would you explain the use of "to" followed by an -ing form? I was thinking of the following explanation:
"approach to" takes an object, such as "approach to the problem" The object in this case just happens to be a gerund, which still qualifies as a noun. Thus the -ing form. It could also be a noun phrase - "dealing with the problem."
Do you agree with this explanation? Haven't found it in any books.
yours, Angela
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[nq:1]Hello everybody! " Our case was, "What is your approach ... " Do you agree with this explanation?
- [nq:1]Hello everybody!
- " Our case was, "What is your approach ...
- " Do you agree with this explanation?
- ", 'approach to' isn't a verb, so it makes no sense to talk of it taking an object.
- In this case, 'to' is simply an ordinary preposition (not part of an infinitive), and if a preposition is followed by a verb, the verb will generally take the -ing form: - He succeeded by cheating.
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[nq:1]Hello everybody! A student recently asked about the phrase, "approach to doing smth." Our case was, "What is your approach ... a noun phrase - "dealing with the problem." Do you agree with this explanation? Haven't found it in any books.[/nq]
In your sentence "What is your approach to dealing with...", 'approach to' isn't a verb, so it makes no sense to talk of it taking an object.
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In your sentence "What is your approach to dealing with...", 'approach to' isn't a verb, so it makes no sense to talk of it taking an object.
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[nq:1]In your sentence "What is your approach to dealing with...", 'approach to' isn't a verb, so it makes no sense to talk of it taking an object.[/nq]
Good point. I didn't see that.
[nq:1]In this case, 'to' is simply an ordinary preposition (not part of an infinitive), and if a preposition is followed ... - I prefer standing up to sitting down. - They do everything, from sweeping the flo
Good point. I didn't see that.
[nq:1]In this case, 'to' is simply an ordinary preposition (not part of an infinitive), and if a preposition is followed ... - I prefer standing up to sitting down. - They do everything, from sweeping the flo
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