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Candy Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Concerning

I came across this sentence in the book which I have been reading, and I can't understand why two prepositons are used together here. Or, is it just a mistake?

'Concerning about this topic, let me ask you some questions.'

Thanks for your help in advance.

Candy
  

Top answer

The sentence is wrong. " would be even better.

— Chameleon

  • The sentence is wrong.
  • " would be even better.
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6 Answers
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The sentence is wrong. It should be:

"Concerning this topic, let me ask you some questions."

But, "Let me ask you some questions concerning this topic." would be even better.
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You can be "concerned about" something - but that's using "concern" as a verb, not as a preposition. I agree with Chameleon that the above sentence is wrong though.

Rommie
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Let me ask you some questions concerning this topic. I would guess that "concerning" means "regarding" in this sentence.
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Thanks for your responses. Emotion: smile

When I read this sentense, I thought 'concernig' was used as a gerund here, for 'concern' is
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I have one more question!!
Why "Let me ask you some questions concerning this topic." is better than the other sentence?
Many thanks for your help!!

Candy
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"Speaking of her, ...." (Is 'to speak' used as a gerund here? Or, it's just a phrase??)


The giveaway word here is "of". That's a preposition. You don't get two prepositions in a row - at least, not usually - so "speaking" must be a verb.

It's not even a gerund, so far as I can tell. It's a real verb, present tense, pure and simple. I think there's a l
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