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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

to deliver/delivering.

The heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.

The heart, like the grape, is prone to deliver its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.

Are above sentences ok?

If not, why ?

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Hi, The heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed. The heart, like the grape, is prone to deliver its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed. You can say .

  • Hi, The heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.
  • The heart, like the grape, is prone to deliver its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.
  • You can say .
  • .
  • prone to depression , which is a noun, so I don't see why you can't use a gerund.
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Hi,

The heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.

The heart, like the grape, is prone to deliver its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.

You can say . . . prone to depression, whic

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