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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Prepositions (in or to)
Hi teachers,
In the following sentences, could I use either "in" or "to" in the following sentences without making a difference to the meaning?
- She had to exert a lot of force in unlocking or to unlock that lock.
- It's no use to tell her the truth. Or it's no use in telling her the truth.
- It took them two weeks in deciding where to go for a picnic. Or it took them two weeks to decide where to go for a picnic.
Thank you.
In the following sentences, could I use either "in" or "to" in the following sentences without making a difference to the meaning?
- She had to exert a lot of force in unlocking or to unlock that lock.
- It's no use to tell her the truth. Or it's no use in telling her the truth.
- It took them two weeks in deciding where to go for a picnic. Or it took them two weeks to decide where to go for a picnic.
Thank you.
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Laborious could I use either "in" or "to" in the following sentences without making a difference to the meaning? Yes; it is a question of which sounds more natural. In the 1st and 3rd, it is the infinitive, while in the 2nd it is the '-ing' form (the phrase 'no use in doing' is rather fixed').
- Laborious could I use either "in" or "to" in the following sentences without making a difference to the meaning?
- Yes; it is a question of which sounds more natural.
- In the 1st and 3rd, it is the infinitive, while in the 2nd it is the '-ing' form (the phrase 'no use in doing' is rather fixed').
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Laboriouscould I use either "in" or "to" in the following sentences without making a difference to the meaning?Yes; it is a question of which sounds more natural. In the 1st and 3rd, it is the infinitive, while in the 2nd it is the '-ing' form (the phrase 'no use in doing' is rather fixed').
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