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Sat 26 Sep, 2015 02:10 am
Could I use to criticize?
-They go further than merely __ the bad attitude towards janitors.
My friend says 'than' is a preposition and only -ing is possible after it; but my opinion is different: in English, the verb form after 'than' is not fixed. Sometimes I see 'than doing'; sometimes I see 'than to do'; sometimes 'than do'. I am not sure whether that rule regarding prepositions applies.
@WBYeats,
Yes, you could use "to criticize." I would, however, probably write:
They to further than to merely criticize the bad attitude toward janitors.
@Setanta,
Excellent answer. Thank you.
It is humbling to think of the fardels janitors must bear, especially when with bare bodkin, a quietus they could make.
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