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Zhfan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Help please

Hello.

I don't know how to explain to you my question, but it's about "to" + "ing". For example:"Why does the color blue refer to being down or depressed" why not "to be"?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, I don't know how to explain to you my question, but it's about "to" + "ing". For example:"Why does the color blue refer to being down or depressed" why not "to be"? You refer to something.

— Clive

  • Hi, I don't know how to explain to you my question, but it's about "to" + "ing".
  • For example:"Why does the color blue refer to being down or depressed" why not "to be"?
  • You refer to something.
  • The something needs to be a a noun or a part of speech that is like a noun.
  • A gerund (eg 'being', eg 'driving') is the noun-like form of a verb.
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Hi,

I don't know how to explain to you my question, but it's about "to" + "ing". For example:"Why does the color blue refer to being down or depressed" why not "to be"?

You refer to something. The something needs to be a a noun or a part of speech that is like a noun.

A ger
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