please explain me...

[craterus]

1)"I am really looking forward to starting my new job."
in blue written word is my question that why it is used "ing" after "to"?

2)"the book has/is a good biography"
which one is true has or is?

3)"As was to be expected..."
what does this mean when it is used in front of a sentence? and is it true that in front of a sentence? could not I use at the beginning of a sentence instead of it or what can ı use for explaining my thought...
thanks in advance

 

[craterus]

please dear teachers ı need this what ı ask you for answering that in need of my homework please help me

 

[Barb_D]

1)"I am really looking forward to starting my new job."
in blue written word is my question that why it is used "ing" after "to"?

The correct forms are either:
I look forward to Xing or I am looking forward to Xing.
We need the -ing form of the verb because you are looking forward to a noun. The -ing form of the verb, called a gerund, acts like a noun.


2)"the book has/is a good biography"
which one is true has or is?
A biography is the story of someone's life. It is a type of book. This book IS a biography.

3)"As was to be expected..."
what does this mean when it is used in front of a sentence? and is it true that in front of a sentence? could not I use at the beginning of a sentence instead of it or what can ı use for explaining my thought...
thanks in advance
It means "As people expected," and it can start a sentence.

Please note that true has to do with facts. I don't know if the book is a good biography. It might be awful. The statement can be grammatically correct without being factually true. You can also write a statement that is grammatically incorrect but factually true.

 

[elhithebest]

1)"I am really looking forward to starting my new job."
in blue written word is my question that why it is used "ing" after "to"?

2)"the book has/is a good biography"
which one is true has or is?

3)"As was to be expected..."
what does this mean when it is used in front of a sentence? and is it true that in front of a sentence? could not I use at the beginning of a sentence instead of it or what can ı use for explaining my thought...
thanks in advance

The thing is that you don´t add ing after to, the phrasal verb is look forward to and you can say look forward to sth or look forward to doing sth
I hope you understand what I mean
good luck