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Gary lee Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

with ing or without ing

Hi Friend,

May I know what is the different between inserting ing and without ing from the below sentence.

Question 1

look forward to working with you

look forward to work with you

Question 2

there is a lot more to using a language than vocabulary

there is a lot more to use a language than vocabulary

Thanks,

Gary Lee
  

Top answer

The -ing form is correct in both cases, and the infinitive form is incorrect. 1-- Look forward to doing Here, the use of the two forms depends on the verb-- some verbs take one ( enjoy doing ), some verbs take the other ( want to do ), and some take either ( like to do, like doing ) with the same or slightly different meanings. 2-- More to doing than This structure requires a noun, and therefore the 'ing' as gerund is required: There is more to a book than its cover.

— Mister Micawber

  • The -ing form is correct in both cases, and the infinitive form is incorrect.
  • 1-- Look forward to doing Here, the use of the two forms depends on the verb-- some verbs take one ( enjoy doing ), some verbs take the other ( want to do ), and some take either ( like to do, like doing ) with the same or slightly different meanings.
  • 2-- More to doing than This structure requires a noun, and therefore the 'ing' as gerund is required: There is more to a book than its cover.
  • There is more to skiing than sliding dowhill in the snow.
  • Of course, there are other similar structures which do take the infinitive: On my plate, there is more to eat than I can manage.
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The -ing form is correct in both cases, and the infinitive form is incorrect.

1-- Look forward to doing

Here, the use of the two forms depends on the verb-- some verbs take one (enjoy doing), some verbs take the other (want to do), and some take either (like to do, like doing) with the same or slightly different meanings.


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