Force someone into doing something.

[aachu]

Teachers, I came across such sentences as, "They forced him into leaving that country", and, '"It's a bold move that should goad its competitors into doing the same".
Now, I want to know where and why do we use such sentences? Can't we simply say, " They forced him to leave that country", and, "It's a bold move that should make them do the same"?

[aachu]

Or should I ask, what are the other verbs that precede into+gerunds? could anyone answer that please.

[susiedq]

Both of your sentences could make sense using either the infinitve or the gerund.

But they are not interchangeable all the time. Sometimes you have to choose the best one. Context is important.

You can see from these example sets that either the infinitive or the gerund can be used, or both apply.


They asked her to leave.

They asked her into leaving.


They forced her to leave.

They forced her into leaving.


They talked him to leave.

They talked him into leaving

[5jj]

They asked her into leaving.

That one sounds completely unacceptable to me.

[bhaisahab]

That one sounds completely unacceptable to me.

They talked him to leave. This one too, but I suspect that susiedq meant to show examples of correct and incorrect use, but failed to make that clear in her response.

[5jj]

I suspect that susiedq meant to show examples of correct and incorrect use, but failed to make that clear in her response.

That is the obvious answer (though it wasn't obvious to me at the time).. My flabber was so gasted at They asked her into leaving that I didn't even notice They talked him to leave.

[Verona_82]

My flabber was so gasted at .

I'm very sorry for being off-topic here, but could you please tell me if the expression above is common and worth memorizing? It's the first time I see the word cut into halves

[5jj]

I'm very sorry for being off-topic here, but could you please tell me if the expression above is common and worth memorizing? It's the first time I have seen the word cut into halves

Sorry - I shouldn't have written something that might confuse learners. It is not common - it was a pathetic attempt at humour

[SirGod]

5jj, could you tell me if my assumption is correct?

... my flabber was so gasted at... = ... I was so flabbergasted when I saw...

Also, did you emphasize it by writing the way you did?

[Verona_82]

Sorry - I shouldn't have written something that might confuse learners

Oh, I believe that in the overwhelming majority of cases such exposure is useful