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Butch56 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Infinitives and gerund

is it improper to use the word to prior to a gerund?

  

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Anonymous is it improper to use the word to prior to a gerund? I don't think so. Do you have a particular sentence that concerns you?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous is it improper to use the word to prior to a gerund?
  • I don't think so.
  • Do you have a particular sentence that concerns you?
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Anonymousis it improper to use the word to prior to a gerund?

I don't think so. Do you have a particular sentence that concerns you?

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butch56

is it improper to use the word to prior to a gerund?

Certainly not: He'll never get used to getting up early.

CB

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butch56Is it improper to use the word 'to' prior to a gerund?

No, but it would be a preposition (as in CB's example), not a marker for VPs of infinitival clauses.

In another context:

I look forward to seeing you soon.

The underlined word is a preposition with the gerund-participle 'seeing' as its

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