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Contraposition Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

foresee

Does 'foresee' take gerund or to-infinitive as an object?
  

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contraposition Does 'foresee' take gerund or to-infinitive as an object? If the object is not a noun, foresee is followed by a gerund. For example, an infinitive would be wrong in the following sentence.

— CalifJim

  • contraposition Does 'foresee' take gerund or to-infinitive as an object?
  • If the object is not a noun, foresee is followed by a gerund.
  • For example, an infinitive would be wrong in the following sentence.
  • I don't foresee winning the lottery this year.
  • CJ
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contraposition Does 'foresee' take gerund or to-infinitive as an object?
If the object is not a noun, foresee is followed by a gerund. For example, an infinitive would be wrong in the following sentence.

I don't foresee winning the lottery this year.

CJ
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How does the grammar go for 'predict' and 'forecast'?
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contrapositionHow does the grammar go for 'predict' and 'forecast'?
The grammar for those is the same as far as I can tell. forecast is a little more scientific than predict.

I can only think of three patterns that are relevant to your question.

1 predict [ noun ]
2 predict that ... will ....
3 predict [who / what / wh
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