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Qut Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Pls explain

The rapper DMX faces 60 days in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year.

Why use "violating" but not "violate"?
  

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Qut The rapper DMX faces 60 days in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year. Why use "violating" but not "violate"? My best explanation: 'violating' [a noun] is the object of the preposition 'to'; it is not part of an infinitive of a verb.

— Philip

  • Qut The rapper DMX faces 60 days in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year.
  • Why use "violating" but not "violate"?
  • My best explanation: 'violating' [a noun] is the object of the preposition 'to'; it is not part of an infinitive of a verb.
  • He promised 'to violate' would be altogether different!!
  • I hope this helps.
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QutThe rapper DMX faces 60 days in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year.

Why use "violating" but not "violate"?

My best explanation: 'violating' [a noun] is the object of the preposition 'to'; it is not par
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Philip,

The rule is "Noun + to" always takes -ing form. Am I correct?
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RishonlyPhilip,

The rule is "Noun + to" always takes -ing form. Am I correct?
I'm not sure what your "rule" is refering to. "I have a book to give you." "She has a song to sing." It might depend on the function of "to" in the particular sentence. Does your "rule" have any examples?
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Hi Philip,

It seems obvious that I misunderstood the concept. With reference to the discussion, , I misunderstood that 'noun+to+ing' is a valid form instead of understanding 'Approach to' (Verbal phrase) + ing' is the valid form. This is one of the areas I struggle to understand. Any help is appreciated.
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