Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
To developing and to theorizing
there was little point to developing methods for studying issues that were not viewed as essential, and there was little point to theorizing about issues that could not be studied well empirically
Is this usage "to developing" and "to theorizing" correct here?
Is this usage "to developing" and "to theorizing" correct here?
Top answer
Yes, they're fine. The structure is, Be no point in/to + ____ing There's no point in troubling her with that. Give it to me and I'll do it.
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Yes, they're fine. The structure is,
Be no point in/to + ____ing
There's no point in troubling her with that. Give it to me and I'll do it.
There's no point in rushing
There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
There's no point in voting Labour now, but can the Tories cash in?
If you do an Advanced Search on G
Be no point in/to + ____ing
There's no point in troubling her with that. Give it to me and I'll do it.
There's no point in rushing
There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
There's no point in voting Labour now, but can the Tories cash in?
If you do an Advanced Search on G
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