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Kangiten  #179391  Thu, 05 Jan 06 06:03 PM
Hello everyone

Here is my question:

  1. AJAX is a language for creating interactive web applications
  2. AJAX is a language to create interactive web applications
  3. AJAX is a language used for creating interactive web applications
  4. AJAX is a language used to create interactive web applications
Could anyone tell me:

  • Among the above sentences, which are correct and which are incorrect? (my guess: 1 & 4 are correct, 2 & 3 are not)
  • Among the correct ones, which one are native speakers most likely to use?
  • Is there a definite rule as to whether "to + infinitive" and "for + progressive infinitive" should be used?
Thanks for any help, I find myself constantly stuck on problems like this and it's annoying Smile [:)]



  
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Dj Bueno  #179427  Thu, 05 Jan 06 07:51 PM
All of them are acceptable I think..
  
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Na!tSabeS  #179479  Thu, 05 Jan 06 09:38 PM
I think as well that any of them is correct, but 1 sounds best imho.
  
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