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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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why looking forward to is always follwed by ing form
  

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Anonymous W hy is " looking forward to " is always follwed by an ·ing form ? Instead of a plain form? Because the to in the verbal idiom look forward to… is a preposition, not an infinitival marker.

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  • Anonymous W hy is " looking forward to " is always follwed by an ·ing form ?
  • Instead of a plain form?
  • Because the to in the verbal idiom look forward to… is a preposition, not an infinitival marker.
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AnonymousWhy is "looking forward to" is always follwed by an ·ing form?
Instead of a plain form? Because the to in the ve
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Why is "looking forward to" always followed by an ·ing form?
It isn't.

'I'm looking forward to Christmas.'
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Rover_KEIt isn't.'I'm looking forward to Christmas.'
I'm looking forward to the football game.

The pattern is:
I'm looking forward to + noun phrase.

One possibility of a noun phrase is a gerund, which is the -ing form of a verb.

I'm looking forward to watching the football game with my friends.
I'm looking forw
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AlpheccaStarsOne possibility of a noun phrase is a gerund, which is the -ing form of a verb.
I'm looking forward to watching the football game with my friends.
I'm looking forward to playing in the football game.
I'm looking forward to our team winning the football game.
It should be pointed out, however, that the underlined ex
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Aspara GusIt should be pointed out, however, that the underlined expressions above are non-finite clauses, not noun phrases.
Then they are non-finite noun clauses.
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