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Danil Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

You don't need to think about look"ing" for hotels

Hello everyone!

Why in this sentence: "You don't need to think about looking for hotels" we should use "ing" in the word "looking". Is this a "present continuous", becase I don't see the articles "are or is"?
Can we say without "ing", just "about look for hotels" or this will be wrong?

I am sorry that I am not correctly exrpessing my thought, I just want to understand, why we added "ing" in some words without articles?

What is the rule?
Kind Regards
  

Top answer

" must be followed by a noun or noun phrase. "looking for hotels" is a noun phrase (meaning the action of looking). "look for hotels" is not.

— GPY

  • " must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.
  • "looking for hotels" is a noun phrase (meaning the action of looking).
  • "look for hotels" is not.
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"think about ..." must be followed by a noun or noun phrase. "looking for hotels" is a noun phrase (meaning the action of looking). "look for hotels" is not.
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GPY, thank you very much, but my I ask you? Why mut be followed by a noun or a noun phare?

Is this a rule?

Kind Regards
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"think about" needs an object (the thing that is thought about), which must be a noun or noun phrase. For example, "I often think about work", "You should think about your mother". In your sentence, "looking for hotels" is the object.
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Thank you very much!
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DanilWhy in this sentence: "You don't need to think about looking for hotels" we should use "ing" in the word "looking".
Because the verb "look" occurs after a preposition (about). Whenever you want to place a verb after a preposition, the verb must have the -ing ending. Any other form is wrong.

I don't want to talk about washing
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AT LEAST CJ!! THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH for this answer!
Now I understand Emotion: smile
CalifJimBecause the
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DanilNow I understand
I'm glad to hear it. You're very welcome. Emotion: smile

CJ
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