Verona_82
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Hello,
I'm doing a word transformation exercise and I need to rephrase the following sentence:
This plant often gets attacked by insects.
prone
My try:
This plant is prone to get attacked by insects.
The key reads "... is prone to attack/ getting attacked / being attacked". I've consulted Longman, Macmillan and Oxford - all of them give "prone to do something". What's wrong with the infinitive in my sentence?
Thank you.
I'm doing a word transformation exercise and I need to rephrase the following sentence:
This plant often gets attacked by insects.
prone
My try:
This plant is prone to get attacked by insects.
The key reads "... is prone to attack/ getting attacked / being attacked". I've consulted Longman, Macmillan and Oxford - all of them give "prone to do something". What's wrong with the infinitive in my sentence?
Thank you.