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Stephan Kloss 8990 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

prepositions + ing

Can I use the verb keep on without the preposition in the following sentence:
We just kept on walking.

Is it possible to use the to infinitive after the noun idea, for example "The idea to be on a team", or do I have to say "the idea of being on a team."
  

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Stephan Kloss 8990 We just kept on walking This is perfectly fine. " Both of these sentence fragments are possible. " Edit.

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  • Stephan Kloss 8990 We just kept on walking This is perfectly fine.
  • " Both of these sentence fragments are possible.
  • " Edit.
  • "The idea to be on a team really appealed to him" bothers me for some reason.
  • The other three combinations are fine.
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Stephan Kloss 8990We just kept on walking
This is perfectly fine.
Stephan Kloss 8990 "The idea to be on a team",
Stephan Kloss 8990"the idea of being on a team."
Both of these sentence fragments are possible.
You could complete either sentence with something like "never occurred to hi
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