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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Inquiring

I was wondering if my sentence is complete and makes sense- I'm inquiring a job at the hospital."
  

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The verb "to inquire" usually uses a preposition before an object: I'm inquiring about/for/into . " OR I'd like to inquire etc. Edit.

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  • The verb "to inquire" usually uses a preposition before an object: I'm inquiring about/for/into .
  • " OR I'd like to inquire etc.
  • Edit.
  • Sorry, that's not an object of the verb.
  • "inquiring" is intransitive.
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The verb "to inquire" usually uses a preposition before an object:
I'm inquiring about/for/into.
I'd probably say, "I'm inquiring about a/the job at the hospital."

OR I'd like to inquire etc.

Edit. Sorry, that's not an object of the verb. "inquiring" is intransitive.
The job is object of the preposition, and the prepositional phrase is
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