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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
'Infinitive' or 'for ing'
Which of these two sentences are correct and what's the rule in this context?
1. This is the best place to keep the keys.
2. This is the best place for keeping the keys.
1. This is the best place to keep the keys.
2. This is the best place for keeping the keys.
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Only #1 is natural. 'A place to do something' is the usual collocation, though the other is in occasional use.
- Only #1 is natural.
- 'A place to do something' is the usual collocation, though the other is in occasional use.
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Only #1 is natural. 'A place to do something' is the usual collocation, though the other is in occasional use.
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Let's consider another pair of similar sentences:
1. This is the appropriate place to worship.
2. This is the appropriate place for worshipping.
Which of the two is correct or preferable?
1. This is the appropriate place to worship.
2. This is the appropriate place for worshipping.
Which of the two is correct or preferable?
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