[Grammar] I'm sccustomed to drive/driving a car.

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1. I'm accustomed to drive a car.

2. I'm accustomed to driving a car.




I thought only 2 was grammatical but one of my grammar book say

both are correct.

Are the both sentences grammatical?
 

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Which grammar book are you referring to?
 

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Which grammar book are you referring to?

There are like hundreds and thousands of English grammar books written by Korean teachers

in Korea. :oops: I have more than 20 grammar books myself.:oops: I want to tell you what the book is

but this time the grammar book is from the web, I mean I downloaded the book from a

English study community which is the most famous and popular one among Korean students and

teachers. If you want to have a look I can sent the file to you via email or whatever but

you can't understand the book since it is written in Korean. :oops:
 

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I feel that be accustomed to can be followed by either form in BrE, a feeling shared by Swan (2005.299). There are 74 citations for accustomed to + the first form of the verb in the BNC.
 

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There are [STRIKE]like [/STRIKE]hundreds and thousands of English grammar books written by Korean teachers

in Korea. :oops: I have more than 20 grammar books myself.:oops: I want to tell you what the book is

but this time the grammar book is from the web, I mean I downloaded the book from a

English study community which is the most famous and popular one among Korean students and

teachers. If you want to have a look I can [STRIKE]sent [/STRIKE] ​send the file to you via email or whatever but

you can't understand the book since it is written in Korean. :oops:
My suggestion is that you delete this book from your files as it contains incorrect material. Part of the job of being a teacher is to teach the subject matter and also teach students how to reason. It is faulty reasoning on your part to assume that some members of this forum cannot read Korean.
 

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I feel that be accustomed to can be followed by either form in BrE, a feeling shared by Swan (2005.299). There are 74 citations for accustomed to + the first form of the verb in the BNC.


Oh... is it? hmm... Anyway I took the photo of the grammar book and posted for you guys. :oops:
 

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My suggestion is that you delete this book from your files as it contains incorrect material. Part of the job of being a teacher is to teach the subject matter and also teach students how to reason. It is faulty reasoning on your part to assume that some members of this forum cannot read Korean.


I appreciate your advice. Actually the content of the book is pretty healthy

but sometimes you know there are a couple of errors and so on.

I will definitely delete the file and not refer to the book for my students.


Thank you so much. :oops:
 

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I appreciate your advice. Actually the content of the book is pretty healthy

but sometimes you know there are a couple of errors and so on.

NOT A TEACHER

Used he to call on you every Sunday?

This one of the example sentences in your book. I'm pretty sure that it's not a natural sentence. The normal question form is, 'Did he use to...?'
 
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Used he to call on you every Sunday?

This one of the example sentences in your book. I'm pretty sure that it's not a natural sentence. The normal question form is, 'Did he use to...?'


I was also wondering about that sentence since I've never heard or said like that!

Thank you so much!!! :-D
 

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Used he to call on you every Sunday?

'

This is a perfectly grammatical sentence and one that would have been widely used many years ago. However, these days that form is rare.
 

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This is a perfectly grammatical sentence and one that would have been widely used many years ago. However, these days that form is rare.
I had to use that form until I got safely through my A Levels.
 
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