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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Far too prone to influence

Hi
Please tell me what this means.
"He was far too prone to influence."

I also want to know whether influence is a noun or a verb here.
  

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" means he has no tendency of being influenced by some one / He is not a person who can be influenced easily . Here, " to influenced " is used as noun . I like to swim Here in this sentence like is verb and to swim is used as noun When a verb is used as noun with its infinite form it is called infinitive .

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  • " means he has no tendency of being influenced by some one / He is not a person who can be influenced easily .
  • Here, " to influenced " is used as noun .
  • I like to swim Here in this sentence like is verb and to swim is used as noun When a verb is used as noun with its infinite form it is called infinitive .
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"He was far too prone to influence." means he has no tendency of being influenced by some one / He is not a person who can be influenced easily .

Here, " to influenced " is used as noun .

I like to swim

Here in this sentence like is verb and to swim is used as nou
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Hi
I went through the context with this answer. It didn't suit.
Then I thought of over it again and understood that influence here is noun.
The sentence means he can easily get influenced.
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You are correct Vsuresh,
"Prone to" means: likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome.
The sentence means that he is susceptible to influence; that he is likely to be easily influenced.
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"...So all corrections are always welcome."

1. The meaning of the phrase is the exact opposite of the one you have given.
2. "Someone" is one word
3. Please use articles where warranted: "...used as a noun, is a verb, called
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