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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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"i was very close to buying this"
Which is correct, "i was very close to buying this", or "i was very close to buy this"?
Can someone explain why and what's the difference and when would one be used over the other?
Thank you.
Can someone explain why and what's the difference and when would one be used over the other?
Thank you.
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Neither, because the personal pronoun "I" should be capitalized wherever it appears. That said, only "close to buying this" is possible. One can only be close to something , so you need either a noun or a gerund.
- Neither, because the personal pronoun "I" should be capitalized wherever it appears.
- That said, only "close to buying this" is possible.
- One can only be close to something , so you need either a noun or a gerund.
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Neither, because the personal pronoun "I" should be capitalized wherever it appears.
That said, only "close to buying this" is possible. One can only be close to something, so you need either a noun or a gerund.
That said, only "close to buying this" is possible. One can only be close to something, so you need either a noun or a gerund.
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I was very close to buying this.
The ·ing form is correct because to is a preposition here, not an infinitival marker, and close takes a to-PP complement.
The ·ing form is correct because to is a preposition here, not an infinitival marker, and close takes a to-PP complement.
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