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Gamiz123 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Usage of 'to'

I look forward to helping you paint the house

Or

I look forward to help you paint the house

Which one is correct and why?

According to me it should be second option

  

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I look forward to helping / to help you paint the house . The verbal idiom is "look+forward+to" with a gerund-participial clause (or noun phrase) as complement of "to". An infinitival clause as complement of "forward" is not possible.

— BillJ

  • I look forward to helping / to help you paint the house .
  • The verbal idiom is "look+forward+to" with a gerund-participial clause (or noun phrase) as complement of "to".
  • An infinitival clause as complement of "forward" is not possible.
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I look forward to helping / to help you paint the house.

The verbal idiom is "look+forward+to" with a gerund-participial clause (or noun phrase) as complement of "to". An infinitival clause as complement of "forward" is not possible.

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