In Gerunds^x, Prepositions^x

What do you say to + ∼ ing ? be opposed to + ∼ ingobject to + ∼ ing have an objection to + ∼ ing contribute to + ∼ ing turn one's attention to + ∼ ing with a view to + ∼ ing be equal to + ∼ ing devote A to + ∼ ing look forward to + ∼ ing fall to + ∼ ing From above, "to" is a...

hi...It´s answer (b) B for Bojangle !!!Remember this.... you can´t use for and to together.Regular and irregular verbs in their past form will determine which preposition you use when there is a noun/adjctive after the preposition. ..if you have to use a second verb immediately after the...

The list isn't meant to be exhaustive or carefully arranged. Any additions, corrections or further examples would be welcomed. 1 main verbs; lexical verbs (all verbs which are not auxiliaries or modals) 2 action verbs; event verbs; dynamic verbs (a verb which can be used in...

.There must be some way to alert non-native speakers that native teachers of English and trained ESLs generally know what they are talking about.Did you read this thread, Anon? Do we really have to waste our energies repeating ourselves over and over?Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Sometimes I...

some other more questions:Are the following also participle? They have been very generous handy in helping us - gerundWe congratulate them on winning the match - gerundThank you for supporting us -gerund All of the above are gerunds. If you see a preposition before any verb+ing, chances are they...

- Yes, 'spam-relaying' functions as an adjective.- No, I'd say 'barefooted' is an adverb in your phrase.- There is no participle of any kind in the phrase "two-month holiday".- Yes (And yes, 'racing' is a gerund)- No -- 'including' is a preposition.-...

Radford (Transformational Grammar) argues that these (when, while, after, before, since, until, ...) are all (always) prepositions. However, his is not a traditional approach. He even denies that there is any necessity of having a category for conjunctions!So you see there are a variety of...

Hi, It might take long to ask this question but I will try to shorten it. You have the conjunction 'when' and when you use it as a subordinate clause, I think you can use it elliptically like this: He should not grunt when playing tennis Here, I think a full, expanded version of ...

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Gramatical terminology varies from country to country and I have never heard some of the terms in your list. However, as I see it, most - if not all - of your answers are probably correct. I have never heard of "regular adjectives" but sunny certainly is an adjective....