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Evo25 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
To arrest/arresting
(1) The police begann to turn thier attention to arresting illegal immigrants.
Why it shouldn't be "to arrest".
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Why it shouldn't be "to arrest".
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"To" is used here as a preposition, not as an infinitive marker. " Right now, "to turn" is an infinitive. In many cases, you may replace it with the present participle.
- "To" is used here as a preposition, not as an infinitive marker.
- " Right now, "to turn" is an infinitive.
- In many cases, you may replace it with the present participle.
- " After "turn their attention," we need the preposition, so it would make the infinitive sound dumb: The police began to turn their attention toward to arrest illegal immigrants.
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"To" is used here as a preposition, not as an infinitive marker.
You can make the same switch with "began to turn." Right now, "to turn" is an infinitive. In many cases, you may replace it with the present participle.
"The police began turning their attention to / toward arresting illegal immigrants."
After "turn their attention," we need the preposition, so
You can make the same switch with "began to turn." Right now, "to turn" is an infinitive. In many cases, you may replace it with the present participle.
"The police began turning their attention to / toward arresting illegal immigrants."
After "turn their attention," we need the preposition, so
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