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Originally Posted by albertino  May I ask if the using of "to + gerund" is correct in the sentence?
"In parallel to this, teachers should be given enough room to establishing a collaborative mechanism under administrative arrangements, so that they can conduct teaching discussions at the same period of time and make plans for the school-based curriculum." |
Well, to my way of thinking, the sentence with the
to used as a
preposition is fine as well as it is with the
to-infinitive.
In parallel to this, teachers should be given enough room to establish (= so that they can establish)
a collaborative mechanism under administrative arrangements, so that they can conduct teaching discussions at the same period of time and make plans for the school-based curriculum. In parallel to this, teachers should be given enough room to establishing (= enough room with the possibility of establishing)
a collaborative mechanism under administrative arrangements, so that they can conduct teaching discussions at the same period of time and make plans for the school-based curriculum. Quote:
Originally Posted by albertino And is there any way to test whether the "to" is a preposition or an infinitive in a sentence? |
You can tell that it's the preposition that is used, not the
to-infinitive, because
all prepositions take the
gerund form of the verb.
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