Wählen Sie aus verschiedenen Englisch Lehrkräften für ...
Danyel
She was too old to wash big dogs...
She was too old to wash big dogs.
&
She was too old for washing big dogs.
WHat is the difference?
31. Jan. 2017 09:26
Antworten · 3
1
In this case, the first sentence is more natural.
In most cases, the first sentence suggests that the person has an inability to do the task. Big dogs are hard to clean, and she is old, so cleaning them is too hard for her.
On the other hand, the second sentence suggests that the person shouldn't or doesn't want to be doing the task (because of the reason). In this case, it suggests that being old makes the woman 'too good' to be doing such a task (?). As such, it doesn't really make sense.
With that said, it is far from uncommon to see both constructions used for both uses.
31. Januar 2017
Well the first one is much better.
31. Januar 2017
Haben Sie noch keine Antworten gefunden?
Geben Sie Ihre Fragen ein und lassen Sie sich von Muttersprachlern helfen!
Danyel
Sprachfähigkeiten
Weißrussisch, Englisch, Französisch, Polnisch, Russisch, Ukrainisch
Lernsprache
Englisch, Polnisch
Artikel, die Ihnen gefallen könnten

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
17 positive Bewertungen · 14 Kommentare

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
15 positive Bewertungen · 12 Kommentare

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
12 positive Bewertungen · 6 Kommentare
Weitere Artikel
