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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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I look forward to hearing from you.
I look forward to hear from you. Why is the second one wrong? Could you please explain it? I don't understand Emotion: sad
  

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"look forward to" (in the sense relevant here) requires a noun as an object. g. "I'm looking forward to summer".

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  • "look forward to" (in the sense relevant here) requires a noun as an object.
  • g.
  • "I'm looking forward to summer".
  • The phrase "hearing from you" can function as a noun, but "hear from you" cannot.
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"look forward to" (in the sense relevant here) requires a noun as an object. E.g. "I'm looking forward to summer".

The phrase "hearing from you" can function as a noun, but "hear from you" cannot.
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AnonymousWhy is the second one wrong?
It's wrong because the expression "look forward to" ends in a preposition. If you want to put a verb ("hear") after a preposition you have to use the -ing form of the verb ("hearing").

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