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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

enjoying vs to enjoy

In the sentences below, can we use both or only one and why.

Japan has a tradition of enjoying Kabuki.

Japan has a tradition to enjoy Kabuki.
  

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The first sentence is correct, but it sounds a bit unnatural. The second sentence is incorrect. To have a tradition implies something that people do because it has been handed down to them from former generations.

— Elanguest

  • The first sentence is correct, but it sounds a bit unnatural.
  • The second sentence is incorrect.
  • To have a tradition implies something that people do because it has been handed down to them from former generations.
  • Whether or not a person enjoys a tradition is subject to their particular taste.
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The first sentence is correct, but it sounds a bit unnatural. The second sentence is incorrect.
To have a tradition implies something that people do because it has been handed down to them from former generations. Whether or not a person enjoys a tradition is subject to their particular taste.
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Perhaps, this may be what you meant: Kabuki is a long tradition which Japanese enjoy.
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