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Kouroshh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct to write below sentence

I am interested to return to the academic field in order to expand my theoretical knowledge and improve my practical skills.
  

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kouroshh interested to return 'to be interested' is always followed by in -ing . I am interested in returning to ... kouroshh the academic field Not natural.

— CalifJim

  • kouroshh interested to return 'to be interested' is always followed by in -ing .
  • I am interested in returning to ...
  • kouroshh the academic field Not natural.
  • You need something like 'an academic setting'.
  • I am interested in returning to an academic setting in order to expand ...
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kouroshhinterested to return
'to be interested' is always followed by in -ing.

I am interested in returning to ...
kouroshhthe academic field
Not natural. You need something like 'an academic setting'.

I am interested in returning to an academic setting in order to expand ...
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Dear CalifJim,

Can I also ask after (I am looking forward) we should always use (to+ing)?
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kouroshhafter (I am looking forward) we should always use (to+ing)?
Yes.

CJ
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CJ, I would be interested to hear your reasoning.
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deadrat CJ, I would be interested to hear your reasoning.
Regarding 'interested in' or 'look forward to'?

Well, maybe it doesn't matter. What counterexamples are you thinking of?

CJ
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I meant to say that I would be interested to hear your reasoning that 'to be interested' is always followed by in -ing.

The statement itself was the counterexample. Just my little joke.
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deadratThe statement itself was the counterexample.
Duh. I must have been sleeping through that one.
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No, "I am interested to return to an academic setting" isn't right. But I think I'd say "I am intrigued to return" and not "I am intrigued in returning." "Puzzled to find"; not "puzzled in finding."

Whenever I come across an idiomatic preference for an infinitive, I suspect the reason lies in Latin usage, but alas, my Latin isn't good enough to find out, if it ever was.
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deadratLatin usage
Actually it's more to do with the shade of meaning of "interested".

See

CJ
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Sorry, I don't. What do you see?
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