Verbal Ability - Sentence Improvement - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Improvement - Section 1 (Q.No. 36)
Directions to Solve
In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.
36.
We look forward to hear from you.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
We look forward to hearing from you.
Discussion:
30 comments Page 3 of 3.
Rishabh said:
1 decade ago
@Rashmi: Listen is used for hearing something with full intention, but here hear is used just to bring into notice.
Rishabh said:
1 decade ago
ing form is used with 'for' not with to. The sentence itself is correct.
Rashmi sinha said:
1 decade ago
But why can't listen be used in place of hear and hearing?
Sanjay said:
1 decade ago
Here 'to' is a proposition and 'hearing' is a noun. This structure 'to+ing' is known as gerund. Hence given one is correct.
Susmitha said:
1 decade ago
Hearing means "The act of hearing attentively".
Ex: "they make good music--you should give them a hearing".
So we can use hearing here.
Ex: "they make good music--you should give them a hearing".
So we can use hearing here.
Anjali Bade said:
1 decade ago
Hearing is not suitable for sentense.
Ruchi bajaj said:
1 decade ago
How can we use to with ING.
For ex-we cannot say-i want 2 writing a letter?
For ex-we cannot say-i want 2 writing a letter?
Deepti said:
1 decade ago
to hear can be replaced with hearing. replacing with only hear seems wrong
--------We look forward hearing from you
--------We look forward hearing from you
Nazia said:
1 decade ago
The word "to" in this phrase is slightly confusing because it is usually used to introduce a verb, as in "want to" or "have to". However, "look forward to" follows a different pattern:
I look forward to [a thing you would like to happen; a noun]
Obviously, "hear" is not a thing, so it wouldn’t make much sense to "look forward to hear from you". The thing you are looking forward to is "hearing from you":
[correct]: I look forward to hearing from you.
[wrong]: I look forward to hear from you.
[correct]: I am looking forward to hearing from you.
[wrong]: I am looking forward to hear from you.
The reason is that "to" is just a preposition here and has nothing to do with the infinitive, just like in "listen to" - you would say "I listen to singing" rather than "I listen to sing", wouldn’t you?
Ref: https://jakubmarian.com/i-am-looking-forward-to-hear-hearing-from-you/
I look forward to [a thing you would like to happen; a noun]
Obviously, "hear" is not a thing, so it wouldn’t make much sense to "look forward to hear from you". The thing you are looking forward to is "hearing from you":
[correct]: I look forward to hearing from you.
[wrong]: I look forward to hear from you.
[correct]: I am looking forward to hearing from you.
[wrong]: I am looking forward to hear from you.
The reason is that "to" is just a preposition here and has nothing to do with the infinitive, just like in "listen to" - you would say "I listen to singing" rather than "I listen to sing", wouldn’t you?
Ref: https://jakubmarian.com/i-am-looking-forward-to-hear-hearing-from-you/
Kumar said:
2 decades ago
We look forward to hear from you. --> 1 Grammar mistake 'hear'.
We look forward to hearing from you. --> Correct.
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