Trisha658
Please explain "to competing with"
I am still confused
Hello,
Trisha658. If we look at the sentence at hand, we can see why
to competing with in option (D) is
incorrect. First, the sentence, with (D) dropped in:
Government-imposed limits on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail have made it difficult for international chains such as Walmart to competing with unregulated local retailers such as Big BazarIt is little strange to see the word
bazaar without the extra
a, but speaking to the matter at hand, the verb should be
compete instead. The shell of the sentence reveals as much:
Limits have made it difficult to compete with retailers.
Under no circumstances would
competing with be used instead. I should add, however, that in a
from A to B framework that used gerunds, it
would be appropriate to use the questionable construct. An example:
Chris takes his triathlon training really seriously, from jumping into open water to swim with seals to competing with former Tour de France riders on mountainous climbs that would break even most seasoned cyclists.I hope that helps. Unless this question gets a fix, just learn what you can from it and move on.
- Andrew