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Thank you for agreeing with me. However, agreeing isn't necessary at all. Diversity makes life interesting! As for your sentences, I have already explained my opinion about structures like these, but if people disagree with me, that's just fine. I don't mind in the least.In the first...

If you are asking how you can tell when to is a preposition and when it's part of an infinitive, the answer is simple. If you can put a noun or a pronoun such as it after to, to is a preposition:I am looking forward to it.I'll never get used to it. I object to it.Incorrect: I used to...

Hi, From above, "to" is a preposition, not infinitive. Yes. How do I tell the difference between " to infinitive and to gerund " ?? To answer your question directly, a gerund ends in -ing but an infinitive does not. However, perhaps you are really asking 'How do I know...

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...

#2 is correct.The verb in question, in the infinitive, is "to look forward (to)". The preposition "to" is obligatory and thus NOT part of the verb that follows it. If the verb that followed it stayed in its infinitive form, then the sentence would become awkward."I look forward to to meet...

Yankee wrote:Thank you for pointing out my typo, Goodman. Doll made a valid point which I simply tried to follow up on. You have now commented on using the preposition 'about' after 'forget'. However, my comments were a response to a specific post and therefore limited to discussing the use...

Thank you for pointing out my typo, Goodman. My point was that you seem determined to say that the difference does not exist. That is a fallacy. Doll made a valid point which I simply tried to follow up on. You have now commented on using the preposition 'about' after 'forget'. However, my...

Yankee wrote: Jackson6612 wrote: Question 2: Both Philip and Yankee said: I am used to playing cricket in my spare time. I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play. What would you say on this? Most of the time you will...

Fuerther wrote: Hi,In the sentence:'It is useful for seeing in the dark.'is the word 'seeing' a present particple or a gerund? Can you explain the difference between these two types of words, eg. when you use them?Thx, Fuerther the complement of a preposition is always a noun (phrase). A...

Nomad04 wrote: One more question: Is there any difference between first and second sentences?Which sentence would you prefer to use in real life situation? Situation: A man, soiled with machine oil, is speaking to his neighbor:1) I regret having bought the car.2) I regret that I've bought the...