[Anglika]

Originally Posted by jiang

Dear teachers,

I have four questions to ask:

No.1
"Hate" can be followed by both infinitive and V+ing. Please read the following sentence:
He had hated being a child.
My question is: Can I say "He had hated to be a child"? I see no reason why not, but it is not the expected form.

No.2
His admiring instructor advised him to conduct the research.
Can I say "admired/admirable instructor" ? If I can't could you please explain why?
Neither admired nor admirable are synonymous with admiring.
Admired = regard with approval
Admirable = deserving respect or approval
Admiring = showing admiration/approval

No.3
She had no other ambition except to play a piano.
As far as I know I can say "except do something'. In that case "except " is a preposition. So can I say "...except play a piano'? If I can't could you please kindly explain why?
You can.

No.4
He expected to be settled with a home.
Could you please explain if "to be settled with" a phrase? I can't find the collocation in my dictionary.

It is an odd sentence. What is the fuller context?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang

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