Prepositions
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I have been trying to understand this structure for quite a while. So I will appreciate if you could explain the reason this setence is written like this:
I really prefer just about anything to watching TV. Why is it incorrect to say I really prefer just about anything to watch TV?
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smith86 Why is it incorrect to say I really prefer just about anything to watch TV? Because in the correct version, 'to' is a preposition. The object of a preposition should be a noun (here, the gerund 'watching'), not a verb (in your effort, the infinitive verb 'watch').
- smith86 Why is it incorrect to say I really prefer just about anything to watch TV?
- Because in the correct version, 'to' is a preposition.
- The object of a preposition should be a noun (here, the gerund 'watching'), not a verb (in your effort, the infinitive verb 'watch').
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smith86Why is it incorrect to say I really prefer just about anything to watch TV?
Because in the correct version, 'to' is a preposition. The object of a preposition should be a noun (here, the gerund 'watching'), not a verb (in your effort, the infinitive verb 'watch').
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