differentiate between be used to+ gerund and be used to +infinitive
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differentiate between be used to+ gerund and be used to +infinitive
I know that we can be used to +gerund and a noun means be accustomed to it, but I can't understand these below sentence when I found in dictionary and grammar book. (actually is grammar rules)
1. Quizzes are used to determine how much material students have learned.
2. The simple present is used to express
habitual or everyday activities.
the determine and express are a verb.
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@bobak_ro
The four letters used look like a WORD, but in a way the spelling is several different WORDS or parts of TWO-WORD FORMS.
Neither or these sentences are examples of [6].
Both are examples of [4] with an added PHRASE beginning with to- and expressing PURPOSE.
— Quizzes are used.
— Why?
— To determine how much material students have learned.
— The simple present is used.
— What for?
— To express habitual or everyday activities.