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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Ing as noun

Why do we use ing in this sentence?

Martin Luther is believed to be responsible for corrupting the Christain faith.

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Corrupt is a verb as well as an adjective in this case it is a verb.

  • Corrupt is a verb as well as an adjective in this case it is a verb.
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Corrupt is a verb as well as an adjective in this case it is a verb.
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AnonymousWhy do we use ing in this sentence?
Martin Luther is believed to be responsible for corrupting the Christian faith.
For is a preposition and all prepositions are followed by a gerund:

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