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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
To + -ing
1."Why Nuclear Is Essential to combating Climate Change"
2."What is the key to achieving fitness without injury?"
3."Someday it'll put us on track to figuring out what caused the accident when no one was around"
Hi...I've been trying to figure out why the verb following the preposition to has to be in -ing form, whereas in the following examples, it's just plain infinitive
1. "I appreciate your coming to see us"
2. "Should he give up his opportunity to face me for the championship?
How do I know when it should be -ing instead of infinitive after to?
Does the rule fall under noun phrase or gerund phrase?
Thank you
2."What is the key to achieving fitness without injury?"
3."Someday it'll put us on track to figuring out what caused the accident when no one was around"
Hi...I've been trying to figure out why the verb following the preposition to has to be in -ing form, whereas in the following examples, it's just plain infinitive
1. "I appreciate your coming to see us"
2. "Should he give up his opportunity to face me for the championship?
How do I know when it should be -ing instead of infinitive after to?
Does the rule fall under noun phrase or gerund phrase?
Thank you
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It is not a simple rule. You just have to understand the patterns of the to-infinitive. Here is a good resource.
- It is not a simple rule.
- You just have to understand the patterns of the to-infinitive.
- Here is a good resource.
- org/en/english-grammar/verbs/infinitive In some cases, there is a choice.
- In other cases, only the infinitive, or only the gerund is possible.
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It is not a simple rule. You just have to understand the patterns of the to-infinitive. Here is a good resource.
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/infinitive
In some cases, there is a choice. In other cases, only the infinitive, or only
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/infinitive
In some cases, there is a choice. In other cases, only the infinitive, or only
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Is the "to + -ing" often used in informal conversations or mostly in headlines, writings, novels, etc.?
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I really don't have a feeling if there is a difference or not.
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I think that to + -ing can only be used when -ing is acting as a gerund not verb, else, you have to use infinitive with 'to' in all cases.
alice wants to eating..... WRONG!
a 15 minute walk led me to sweating.... RIGHT!
alice wants to eating..... WRONG!
a 15 minute walk led me to sweating.... RIGHT!
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Since when did you have the right to give me orders
Find the error in the sentence
Find the error in the sentence
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