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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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Thought of losing~/ thought to lose~
She loves Jane but the thought of losing her like she did her mother caused her to refuse to accept Jane as family.
I think "thought of losing" expresses anxiety about the future, and that "thought" can also take the appositive to-infinitive in addition to the appositive preposition phrase "of in~ing."
If so, I'd like to know why the writer used "thought of losing", not "thought to lose."
Thank you in advance for your help.
I think "thought of losing" expresses anxiety about the future, and that "thought" can also take the appositive to-infinitive in addition to the appositive preposition phrase "of in~ing."
If so, I'd like to know why the writer used "thought of losing", not "thought to lose."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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" Because the latter does not make sense here. There are various situations in which the words "the thought + to-infinitive" can occur together, but this is not one of them. One example might be when talking about someone having (or not having) sufficient consideration or presence of mind to do something.
- " Because the latter does not make sense here.
- There are various situations in which the words "the thought + to-infinitive" can occur together, but this is not one of them.
- One example might be when talking about someone having (or not having) sufficient consideration or presence of mind to do something.
- For example, "He didn't even have the thought to say 'thank you'".
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park sang joonIf so, I'd like to know why the writer used "thought of losing", not "thought to lose."Because the latter does not make sense here. There are various situations in which the words "the thought + to-infinitive" can occur together, but this is not one of them. One example might be when talking about someone having (or not having) sufficient consid
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