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Mikael Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Lend sb to doing sth
Certain types of natural conditions favor preservation of organic substances and therefore lend themselves to sheltering well-preserved organic remains.
I did not understand why to sheltering was used instead of to shelter (... lend themselves to shelter well-preserved...)
Why is "to" used as a preposition instead of just to form the infinitive?
I did not understand why to sheltering was used instead of to shelter (... lend themselves to shelter well-preserved...)
Why is "to" used as a preposition instead of just to form the infinitive?
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There are many expressions that take a noun or gerund (-ing word). lend (--self) to is just one of them. There is a more complete list at .
- There are many expressions that take a noun or gerund (-ing word).
- lend (--self) to is just one of them.
- There is a more complete list at .
- CJ
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There are many expressions that take a noun or gerund (-ing word).
lend (--self) to is just one of them.
There is a more complete list at .
CJ
lend (--self) to is just one of them.
There is a more complete list at .
CJ
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Ok. I'm gonna look at your links! If I have some doubts, I'm gonna post on the specific topic.
Thank you for helping!
Thank you for helping!
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Hey, do you know some book (Longman, Raymond Murphy, etc) or web page that could show me some examples and exercises about this subject?
I think it could be a good way to learn about this subject.
I think it could be a good way to learn about this subject.
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Mikaeldo you know some bookSorry. I don't. I'd say try to research it on Google.
CJ
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