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Fatpoisson Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

There being or there to be

There are two examples i found at a English learning website.

1. Shopkeepers anticipate there being a last minute rush before the end of the January sales.

2. Shopkeepers anticipate there to be a last minute rush before the end of the January sales.

Are there different meanings between them?
  

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Welcomed to EF, FP. I find both sentences awkward, to say the least. This is better: Shopkeepers anticipate a last-minute rush before the end of the January sales.

— Cool Breeze

  • Welcomed to EF, FP.
  • I find both sentences awkward, to say the least.
  • This is better: Shopkeepers anticipate a last-minute rush before the end of the January sales.
  • CB
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Welcomed to EF, FP. I find both sentences awkward, to say the least. This is better: Shopkeepers anticipate a last-minute rush before the end of the January sales.

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