is good for carrying your books

navi tasan said:

Which are correct:

1-This box is good for carrying your books.
2-This box is good for carrying your books in.
3-This box is good to carry your books.:tick:
4-This box is good to carry your books in.


5-This hammer is good for breaking stones.
6-This hammer is good for breaking stones with.
7-This hammer is good to break stones.:tick:
8-This hammer is good to break stones with.

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sarat_106 said:

An inifitive is normally followed by an adjective not a gerund. The inifinitive complements the adjective.

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2006 said:

What infinitive are you referring to?

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sarat_106 said:

The inifinitives are 'to carry' and 'to break'

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navi tasan said:

Which are correct:

1-This box is good for carrying your books.
2-This box is good for carrying your books in.
3-This box is good to carry your books.
4-This box is good to carry your books in.


5-This hammer is good for breaking stones.
6-This hammer is good for breaking stones with. 7-This hammer is good to break stones.
8-This hammer is good to break stones with.

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2006 said:

But there is no adjective or gerund following those infinitives.

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sarat_106 said:

The inifinitives are followed by the adjective 'good'

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2006 said:

No, the infinitives follow the adjective. And I agree with Raymott that the gerund sentences are preferable
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