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Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To get closed to

After to 'get close to' is required an infinitive or a gerund and why?

e.g. We were close to winning.

We were close to win.
  

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Hi It is the gerund that is needed here.. - We were close to winning The reason, I'd say, is because "to be close to" is a verb phrase that takes a noun or a gerund.. - I am close to my brother - We are close to winning This could be contrasted with..

— Dave_anon

  • Hi It is the gerund that is needed here..
  • - We were close to winning The reason, I'd say, is because "to be close to" is a verb phrase that takes a noun or a gerund..
  • - I am close to my brother - We are close to winning This could be contrasted with..
  • - I need my brother - We need to win But here, "need" is not part of a verb phrase.
  • It stands alone and takes a noun or an infirnitive One way of thinking about this is to look at questions..
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Hi

It is the gerund that is needed here..

- We were close to winning

The reason, I'd say, is because "to be close to" is a verb phrase that takes a noun or a gerund..

- I am close to my brother

- We are close to winning

This could be contrasted with..

- I need my brother

- We need to win

But here, "need" is not part o
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Thank you so much for a detaliated explanation!
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