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I have noticed that my way of analyzing English differs to an extent from what is taught in the Anglo-Saxon countries. This is how I see your examples: There was never any stopping it. Stopping is a gerund. It is used (without a verb immediately before it) after a form of to be (was), and that...

1. Only I'm going to Spain to learn Spanish is right. For learning Spanish could be used in a sentence like: This is a good book for learning Spanish. 2. In theory, the preposition is needed since live can't be used as a transitive verb: He lives a place. We have to say: He lives in a...