Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Verbs and Verbals -- Why can't I write "(the) expense to make (someone do something)"?



The hope is that the sheer expense to make producers pay for the disposal of their computer equipment wherever it is sold or being used across the world, will spur the industry towards making "greener" machines.



Well, my textbook says that the phrase "to make" should be replaced by "of making" and "being" should be added before the word "sold". Can anyone provide an explanation?




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