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Yzh1978 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
To, an indicator of gerund or infinitive?
How can I tell the "to" in " conform to " " want to" these collocations serve as gerund or infinitive? I feel confused for many years.
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g. "conform to the regulations"). A gerund is a present participle ("-ing" word) used as a noun, so in principle one could follow "conform to", though at the moment I can't think of any very plausible examples.
- g.
- "conform to the regulations").
- A gerund is a present participle ("-ing" word) used as a noun, so in principle one could follow "conform to", though at the moment I can't think of any very plausible examples.
- "want to" is followed by a verb infinitive (eg.
- "want to go").
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"conform to" is followed by a noun (e.g. "conform to the regulations"). A gerund is a present participle ("-ing" word) used as a noun, so in principle one could follow "conform to", though at the moment I can't think of any very plausible examples.
"want to" is followed by a verb infinitive (eg. "want to go").
There is no way to tell what is required after "verb + to" except by l
"want to" is followed by a verb infinitive (eg. "want to go").
There is no way to tell what is required after "verb + to" except by l
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