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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
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Correct or not - grammar /to see it replied/
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Which one is actually correct? And most importantly, why?
1) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to seeing it replied.
2) That's a good question. I look forward to seeing it replied.
3) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to see it replied.
4) That's a good question. I look forward to see it replied.
5) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to seeing it be replied.
6) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to see it be replied.
Thanks
Which one is actually correct? And most importantly, why?
1) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to seeing it replied.
2) That's a good question. I look forward to seeing it replied.
3) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to see it replied.
4) That's a good question. I look forward to see it replied.
5) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to seeing it be replied.
6) That's a good question. I'm looking forward to see it be replied.
Thanks
Top answer
Look forward to is an idiom which the verb after it gets an -ing ending and becomes a gerund . So #3, #4, #6 are not correct. And from the meaning standpoint I don't think #5 to make sense.
- Look forward to is an idiom which the verb after it gets an -ing ending and becomes a gerund .
- So #3, #4, #6 are not correct.
- And from the meaning standpoint I don't think #5 to make sense.
- So only #1, #2 are correct to me.
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Look forward to is an idiom which the verb after it gets an -ing ending and becomes a gerund. So #3, #4, #6 are not correct.
And from the meaning standpoint I don't think #5 to make sense.
So only #1, #2 are correct to me.
And from the meaning standpoint I don't think #5 to make sense.
So only #1, #2 are correct to me.
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