The only time you would use "target to" is with the gerund (to do what) verb.
Ex. Target to win or Target to come
Idiom: "Target at" or "Target to" ?
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karmayogi
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Lilu: where is gerund in the examplelilu wrote:The only time you would use "target to" is with the gerund (to do what) verb.
Ex. Target to win or Target to come
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lilu
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Oh, sorry, thank you for pointing it out.karmayogi wrote:Lilu: where is gerund in the examplelilu wrote:The only time you would use "target to" is with the gerund (to do what) verb.
Ex. Target to win or Target to come
I thought gerund was the "to do" form of the verb, but it's not, it's the -ing form of the verb.
Anyways, I meant the "to do" form of the verb (I forgot what it's called) is when you need to use "target to".
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4seasoncentre
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Another question then,
"targeted at" or "targeted to"?
"The breakfast cereal commercial was targeted at young kids" sounds better to me than "the breakfast cereal commercial was targeted to young kids"
"targeted at" or "targeted to"?
"The breakfast cereal commercial was targeted at young kids" sounds better to me than "the breakfast cereal commercial was targeted to young kids"
I think "target at" is right.4seasoncentre wrote:Another question then,
"targeted at" or "targeted to"?
"The breakfast cereal commercial was targeted at young kids" sounds better to me than "the breakfast cereal commercial was targeted to young kids"
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Gerund is not just -ing, but it's -ing used as noun.
He was eating in the park. "eating" is NOT gerund because it's not used as a noun.
His eating became a problem after the surgery. "eating" is a gerund. It's a noun, subject of "became"
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The "To do" form of a verb is the infinnitive form.
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bmanu
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yeah, if this issue could be clarified this would be great
the beatthegmat.com flashcards give contradictory information
"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"
while another flashcard states
targeted at CORRECT
targeted to INCORRECT
the beatthegmat.com flashcards give contradictory information
"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"
while another flashcard states
targeted at CORRECT
targeted to INCORRECT
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4seasoncentre
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is this from the OG?bmanu wrote:
"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"
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lilu
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https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-flashcards-t35562.htmlbmanu wrote:yeah, if this issue could be clarified this would be great
the beatthegmat.com flashcards give contradictory information
"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"
while another flashcard states
targeted at CORRECT
targeted to INCORRECT
The more you look, the more you see.
