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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
To as infinitve or prep
This sentence:
The company offers many opportunity to allow/allowing us to develop professionally.
Should I take the "to" here as an Infinitive or Prep.
The company offers many opportunity to allow/allowing us to develop professionally.
Should I take the "to" here as an Infinitive or Prep.
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The company offers many opportunit ies that allow us to develop professionally. "to develop" is an infinitive.
- The company offers many opportunit ies that allow us to develop professionally.
- "to develop" is an infinitive.
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The company offers many opportunities that allow us to develop professionally.
"to develop" is an infinitive.
"to develop" is an infinitive.
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I did not have [a chance / an opportunity] to call him.
As a general rule, use the infinitive after opportunity. However, as GG has shown, the version with a that clause is preferable in this case.
CJ
As a general rule, use the infinitive after opportunity. However, as GG has shown, the version with a that clause is preferable in this case.
CJ
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