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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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prohibit smoking//to smoke

0Some countries have already started to prohibit smoking.02br
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00... prohibit to smoke.02br
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00Do both of the above sound right to you? Thanks.0-
  

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0'Prohibit smoking' OR 'prohibit people from smoking', 'to smoke' doesn't work here.0-
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1i00start02i00 takes the infinitive or the gerund. 01i00started to prohibit; started prohibiting02i02br
01i00prohibit02i00 takes only the gerund. 01i00prohibit smoking.02i02br
00If you choose both gerunds, you'll have an awkward series of -ing words. 01i00 started prohibiting smoking.
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10prohibit12i10 takes only the gerund. 11i10prohibit smoking.12i12blockquote
10 Isn't smoking in this context a noun?00 0-
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0Yes. A gerund is a noun derived from a verb.02br
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00prohibit fighting, prohibit hunting, prohibit loitering, prohibit smoking, prohibit fishing02br
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00In all of these the 01i00-ing02i00 word is a gerund, that is, a noun -- but a noun derived from a verb -- a noun that describes an activity.02br
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