Anonymous  +  454774 Wed, 19 Dec 07 02:19 AM This sentence: The company offers many opportunity to allow/allowing us to develop professionally. Should I take the "to" here as an Infinitive or Prep. Anonymous

	Grammar Geek  +  454794 Wed, 19 Dec 07 03:34 AM The company offers many opportunities that allow us to develop professionally. "to develop" is an infinitive. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 20,877 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	CalifJim  +  454798 Wed, 19 Dec 07 03:46 AM I did not have [a chance / an opportunity] to call him. As a general rule, use the infinitive after opportunity.  However, as GG has shown, the version with a that clause is preferable in this case. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 24,219 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Clauses