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verbal rule of preposition/gerund/infinitive

by arora007 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:06 am
In one of the resources I was reading, I came across two rules.

It is impossible to use an infinitive after a preposition.
If we want to use a verb after a preposition, it must be a gerund.

as per these rules is the following sentence correct?What is the flaw in it? what rule actually govern it?
I am looking forward to meeting you.
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:54 pm
arora007 wrote:In one of the resources I was reading, I came across two rules.

It is impossible to use an infinitive after a preposition.
If we want to use a verb after a preposition, it must be a gerund.

as per these rules is the following sentence correct?What is the flaw in it? what rule actually govern it?
I am looking forward to meeting you.
The verb in your example is actually "to look forward to" followed by a gerund, so yes, it's correct ("to look forward" without the extra "to" means something different). You would not use an infinitive in place of the gerund.
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by arora007 » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:18 pm
Thanks!!
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by harika1022 » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:43 am
Hai..
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by winner's attitude » Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:29 pm
arora007 wrote:In one of the resources I was reading, I came across two rules.

It is impossible to use an infinitive after a preposition.
If we want to use a verb after a preposition, it must be a gerund.

as per these rules is the following sentence correct?What is the flaw in it? what rule actually govern it?
I am looking forward to meeting you.
Hi,

Can you give examples and explanation on these two rules..

Thanks in advance
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by arora007 » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:55 pm
winner's attitude wrote:
arora007 wrote:In one of the resources I was reading, I came across two rules.

It is impossible to use an infinitive after a preposition.
If we want to use a verb after a preposition, it must be a gerund.

as per these rules is the following sentence correct?What is the flaw in it? what rule actually govern it?
I am looking forward to meeting you.
Can you give examples:
Please have a drink before leaving.
I will call you after arriving at the office.

before leaving (before is preposition and leaving is a gerund)
after arriving (after is preposition and arriving is a gerund)
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