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  1. 14-Nov-2012, 13:46 #1
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    Question gerund

    Will it be grammatically correct to substitute a noun for a gerund after the verbs followed by the preposition "to"?
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    Default Re: gerund

    Quote Originally Posted by sergeyrais View Post
    Will it be grammatically correct to substitute a noun for a gerund after the verbs followed by the preposition "to"?
    Sometimes. We'd normally need some form of determiner before countable nouns.
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