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Endeavour Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Available to check/ Available to checking

Hello. I wish to know which of the following is correct:

1. Are you available to checking my composition?
2. Are you available to check my composition?

Besides, I would like to know when should we use the combination of To + continuous verb. For instacne, I was taught long time ago that we should write "looking forward to seeing someone" rather than "looking forward to see someone", yet I actually do not know the reason behind.

Thanks a lot!
  

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This is correct: 2 . Are you available to check my composition? Besides, I would like to know when should we use the combination of To + present participle .

— Mister Micawber

  • This is correct: 2 .
  • Are you available to check my composition?
  • Besides, I would like to know when should we use the combination of To + present participle .
  • For instacne, I was taught long time ago that we should write "looking forward to seeing someone" rather than "looking forward to see someone", yet I actually do not know the reason behind.
  • -- The reason is that it is idiomatic, or at least rare, when 'to' is a preposition following an adjective.
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This is correct: 2. Are you available to check my composition?

Besides, I would like to know when should we use the combination of To + present participle. For instacne, I was taught long time ago that we should write "looking forward to seeing someone" rather than "looking forward to see someone", yet I actually do not know the reason behind.-- The
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