Yes, a preposition, too. I knew there was something I had forgotten.

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

The three glasses of wine led to his sleeping through the lecture. The wine led to sleep. The wine led to sleeping. (Both are correct.) The gerund acts as a noun - in these cases, object of the preposition, "to." The road leads to

Both titles are correct. 1. The title suggests that the story that follows gives seven secrets which are known to insiders only and can be used to attract hot girls. To attract is an infinitive and denotes purpose. The infinitive is often used

Hi Doubt 1 to be used to doing something. In this case, to is a preposition indeed, and as holds true for all prepositions, they cannot be followed by a to-infinitive or bare infinitive. (e.g. to go, to see, go, see ). It must be followed by an

Hello, friends. I have two doubs about the preposition TO. Doubt 1: - I am used to driving long distances. - They can go back to being friends. When exactly do we use gerund after the preposition TO? How do we know we have

Hi, is answer b) also a possibility if except is treated as a preposition and being/their being cornered is treated as passive gerund ? You mean Pumas never attack a human being except being cornered. No, you can't say that.

Thank you, but is answer b) also a possibility if except is treated as a preposition and being/their being cornered is treated as passive gerund ?

if "after" is followed by gerund then is it an adverb or a preposition?

Jaleel.nt, in the first instance, we deal with a phenomenon that is conventionally known as a passive gerund ; the whole clause with being... can be substituted with a noun phrase, eg, ...this award . Therefore, we refer to being... as a nominal