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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
He settled permanently there to continuing working there.
Are both sentences correct? First, you tell me this, then I will ask my follow-on question. I have seen "-ing" form used after the "to". Thanks for the help.
1: He settled permanently there to continue working there.
2: He settled permanently there to continuing working there.
1: He settled permanently there to continue working there.
2: He settled permanently there to continuing working there.
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Hi, Are both sentences correct? First, you tell me this, then I will ask my follow-on question. I have seen "-ing" form used after the "to".
- Hi, Are both sentences correct?
- First, you tell me this, then I will ask my follow-on question.
- I have seen "-ing" form used after the "to".
- Possibly in some odd context where the syntax is not what you think it is?
- Thanks for the help.
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Hi,
Are both sentences correct? First, you tell me this, then I will ask my follow-on question. I have seen "-ing" form used after the "to". Possibly in some odd context where the syntax is not what you think it is? Thanks for the help.
1: He settled permanently there to continue working there.
2: He settled permanently there to contin
Are both sentences correct? First, you tell me this, then I will ask my follow-on question. I have seen "-ing" form used after the "to". Possibly in some odd context where the syntax is not what you think it is? Thanks for the help.
1: He settled permanently there to continue working there.
2: He settled permanently there to contin
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Thanks, Clive.
Today I read this:
Miliband said there is no alternative to continuing to work directly with Islamabad.
[http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/02MKduF1nt1Zw?q=India]
I feel comfortable when the "to" is followed by 'simple' fo
Today I read this:
Miliband said there is no alternative to continuing to work directly with Islamabad.
[http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/02MKduF1nt1Zw?q=India]
I feel comfortable when the "to" is followed by 'simple' fo
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Hi,
Today I read this:
Miliband said there is no alternative to continuing to work directly with Islamabad.
This is a different syntax. ie There is no alternative to something.
The something can be a noun or a gerund.
Today I read this:
Miliband said there is no alternative to continuing to work directly with Islamabad.
This is a different syntax. ie There is no alternative to something.
The something can be a noun or a gerund.
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Clivebut not 'He jumped into the water (in order) to swimming'.Thank you very much, Clive.
Just a trivial question. How do I know "swimming" is not a gerund in this incorrect version "He jumped into the water in order to swimming."?
Please let me know. Thanks a lot.
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Hi,
You need to know that 'in order to'ineeds to be followd by the base form of a verb.
If you think something is a gerund, you could try replacing it by a noun and seeing if the result sounds right.
To a native speaker, it will sound a
You need to know that 'in order to'ineeds to be followd by the base form of a verb.
If you think something is a gerund, you could try replacing it by a noun and seeing if the result sounds right.
To a native speaker, it will sound a
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