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Nattawut Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

I am reading some articles on internet.
And I see this sentence " They are accustomed to understanding everything the teacher says."

What I am confused is why "understanding" is behind "to"?
I have seen many sentences but after "to" should be verb or noun isn't it?

Can I use "They are accustomed to understand everything the teacher says" instead? Because "to verb+ing" is not familiar to me

Thank you for your answer.
  

Top answer

I have seen many sentences but after "to" should be verb or noun isn't it? The sentence is fine. 'Understanding' is serving as a noun there.

— Mister Micawber

  • I have seen many sentences but after "to" should be verb or noun isn't it?
  • The sentence is fine.
  • 'Understanding' is serving as a noun there.
  • There are a few cases where 'to' unusually appears as a preposition when one might mistake it for an infinitive particle.
  • These are some common ones: be accustomed/averse to doing be aware/ashamed/proud of doing look forward to doing Nattawut Can I use "They are accustomed to understand everything the teacher says" instead?
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NattawutWhat I am confused is why "understanding" is behind "to"?I have seen many sentences but after "to" should be verb or noun isn't it?
The sentence is fine. 'Understanding' is serving as a noun there. There are a few cases where 'to' unusually appears as a preposition when one might mistake it for an infinitive particle. These are some common ones:
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There are many things i have to learn more in english.

Thank you so much.
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