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Kenkenken9876 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Why is only "confirmation" correct here?
Question from a TOEIC exam:
The conference's keynote speaker called this morning for ------- that everything has been set for his presentation.
(A)confirm
(B)confirming
(C)confirmation
(D)confirmed
In the above options, (A) and (D) are obviously incorrect. (C) is supposed to be the (only) correct answer. However, it seems (B) also fits here.
Could you explain why (B, confirming) cannot fit here?
Thank you.
The conference's keynote speaker called this morning for ------- that everything has been set for his presentation.
(A)confirm
(B)confirming
(C)confirmation
(D)confirmed
In the above options, (A) and (D) are obviously incorrect. (C) is supposed to be the (only) correct answer. However, it seems (B) also fits here.
Could you explain why (B, confirming) cannot fit here?
Thank you.
Top answer
There is no obvious grammatical reason as for is a preposition and seems to require the gerund (ing-form). However, confirming simply isn't used in this context. What isn't used is usually wrong in English.
- There is no obvious grammatical reason as for is a preposition and seems to require the gerund (ing-form).
- However, confirming simply isn't used in this context.
- What isn't used is usually wrong in English.
- CB
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There is no obvious grammatical reason as for is a preposition and seems to require the gerund (ing-form). However, confirming simply isn't used in this context. What isn't used is usually wrong in English.
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kenkenken9876The conference's keynote speaker called this morning for ------- that everything has been set for his presentation.The infinitive form, not the gerund, is used.
The conference's keynote speaker called this morning to confirm that everything has been set for his presentation.
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The infinitive form "to confirm" is not among the options.
The point of my question is why "for confirmation that..." is wrong here.
The point of my question is why "for confirmation that..." is wrong here.
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kenkenken9876The point of my question is why "for confirmation that..." is wrong here.The point of my reply is that for confirmation that is right but for confirming that is not used and therefore wrong.
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Sorry, my above message is for the reply of
AlpheccaStars.
"Becaue it is not used" is not what I am asking for here, as this question is from TOEIC grammar question.
I need a grammatical explanation, as "for confirmation that..." seems grammatically correct, at least.
AlpheccaStars.
"Becaue it is not used" is not what I am asking for here, as this question is from TOEIC grammar question.
I need a grammatical explanation, as "for confirmation that..." seems grammatically correct, at least.
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I am not still clear about why "call someone for confirming that..." is not allowed when "call someone to confirm that..." is allowed. Then, "call someone for the purpose of confirming that..." is not allowed either?
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If we are confirming something, we call (somebody) to confirm ... . This is a natural pattern. We do not call (somebody) for confirming ... . This is not a natural patter.
If we wish somebody else to confirm something, we call them for confirmation ... . This is a natural pattern.
If we call somebody for the purpose of confirming ..., it is not clear
If we wish somebody else to confirm something, we call them for confirmation ... . This is a natural pattern.
If we call somebody for the purpose of confirming ..., it is not clear
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kenkenken9876I need a grammatical explanationA possible grammatical explanation might be that this sense of for perhaps doesn’t license gerund-participial clauses, i.e., when the for phrase is paraphrasable as an infinitival adjunct of purpose. More examples:
I’m writing for confirmation/
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