{"id":99,"date":"2013-02-07T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monkeygrammar.org\/index.php\/2013\/02\/07\/looking-forward-to-hearing-from-you\/"},"modified":"2020-04-15T13:28:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T13:28:52","slug":"looking-forward-to-hearing-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpowerasia.org\/looking-forward-to-hearing-from-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking forward to hearING from you"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Do you know which word is one of<\/span> the most troublesome<\/span><\/b> in English?  A hint: it is just a word with <\/span>two<\/span><\/b>, not four, letters.  <\/span><\/span>\u2018<\/span>To<\/span><\/b>\u2019 <\/span><\/span>is just a two-letter word, right?  Yet it is a word that causes lots of trouble in English, especially when you want to end your email <\/span>or letter by asking someone to reply.  <\/span>
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\n<\/span>You don’t<\/span> think so.  Alright, which one of the following is correct?<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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I am looking forward <\/span>to hear<\/span> from you.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I am looking forward <\/span>to hearing<\/span>from you.  <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nA. To Hear or To Hearing<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

When you write emails or letters, do you get confused with \u2018to\u2019? In other word, the big question is:<\/span><\/span> <\/span>to hear<\/b><\/span><\/span> or to <\/span>hearing<\/b><\/span><\/span>.  <\/span>Before you get the answer, you have to go back<\/span> to the past<\/span>. Look at the picture. <\/span>Who<\/span> is the one in the picture?  Your teacher? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span><\/span>B. Your Teacher Was Wrong?<\/b><\/span><\/span>Did this happen to you? <\/span>At a grammar lesson, your teacher told you a golden rule. What golden rule?  <\/span>After \u2018to\u2019, don’t <\/span><\/span>add ‘ing’<\/span> <\/span>to the verb (followed). <\/b><\/span><\/span>So if this is correct, the answer will be ‘<\/span>I am looking forward <\/span>to hear<\/span> from you.’<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Yet, the<\/span> correct answer<\/span> is: <\/span><\/span>I am looking forward <\/span>to<\/span> hear<\/span>ing<\/span> <\/span><\/span>from you.    <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span>So your teacher was wrong<\/span>.  No, not exactly<\/span>! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n<\/span>The thing is: he or she just told you half<\/span> of the story. And you are going to learn the other half<\/span> now. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span><\/span>C. What do you see?<\/b><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>The second half of the story is an experiment<\/span>.  An experiment?  Don\u2019t panic<\/span>.  Well, it is a bit exaggerating.  But what you need to do is just to look forward.  Yes, just look forward.  <\/span>What <\/span>do you see?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>
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\nCorrect me if I am wrong.  <\/span>You seea computer, a tablet <\/span>or a smart phone,<\/span> right? And what<\/span> <\/span>do a computer and a smart phone have in common?  <\/span>They are all English?  Well, no time for kidding.  They are all things<\/span>, or if you like, nouns<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>
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So what is my point?  Or do I have one?  <\/span>
\nThe point <\/span>is: When you look forward, you see <\/span>something<\/span>, right?  And that something is a<\/span> noun<\/span><\/span>. When you link the two<\/span> together, you need the a word, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Look forward     ______<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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A smart phone<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What word<\/span> do you need?  A word with two<\/span> letters: <\/span>
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\n<\/span>                                                          to<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So it becomes: <\/span>Look forward TO <\/span>a smart phone.   <\/span>That is, it is \u2018impossible\u2019 to write \u2018<\/span>Look forward a smart phone<\/span><\/b>\u2019<\/span>
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D. Smart Phone and To Hearing From You<\/b><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>But<\/span> how does \u2018a smart phone\u2019 relate to<\/span> \u2018<\/span>hearing <\/span>from you<\/span>\u2019?  Both (a smart phone<\/span> and hearing<\/span>) are nouns<\/span>.  What? \u2018Hearing\u2019 is a noun?  <\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>Yes, \u2018hearing\u2019 can work as a noun. How<\/span>?  <\/span>Read the following two sentences: <\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n

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\n<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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I jog<\/span> every day.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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I do some jogging <\/span>every day.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n


\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/span><\/div>\n
The word \u2018jog\u2019 is a verb but \u2018<\/span>jogging<\/span>\u2019 is a <\/span>noun<\/span>. <\/span>In the sentence, jogg<\/span>ing<\/span> is something, some kind of <\/span>activity<\/span>, so it is <\/span>a noun<\/span>. Yes, you are <\/span>right<\/span>. Sometimes when you add \u2018ing\u2019 to a verb, it becomes a noun.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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Looking forward to<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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a thing <\/span>(a noun)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hear<\/span>     +    <\/span> ing<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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a thing<\/span> (a noun)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n


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\n<\/span>E. So the<\/span> <\/span>F<\/span>ee<\/span>l G<\/span>oo<\/span>d<\/span> <\/span>tips are:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

You may <\/span>end your email<\/span> with ‘<\/span>I am looking forward <\/span>to hear<\/span>ing<\/span> from you<\/span>‘.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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