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It goes a long way to answering that question.
Why is it “to answering”and not “to answer”?
It goes a long way to answering that question.
Why is it “to answering”and not “to answer”?
Why is it “to answering”and not “to answer”?
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“To answer” isn’t wrong, but “to answering” sounds better.
‘-ing’ verbs mean that verb is done over a period of time. For example, “I was running” implies that you ran for a period of time, like an hour. “I ran” doesn’t tell the listener how long you ran for.
In this sentence, it seems like the question is difficult, and will take a long time to answer. So -ing makes more sense here.
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Some people might say it that way, but it should really be
"It goes a long way towards answering that question."
The point being made is that the question has not been completely answered, but has been partly answered or the information and research has been done that will be used to arrive at an answer in the future.
You could have a sentence with "to answering"
"That doesn't really contribute to answering the question."
In this case "contribute to" is one structure and "answering" is another.
Yes, "to" is next to "answering" but
it is not the same idea as "to answer."
In "contribute to answering" "to" and "answering" do not have the same grammatical relationship as "to answer."
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“To answer” isn’t wrong, but “to answering” sounds better.
‘-ing’ verbs mean that verb is done over a period of time. For example, “I was running” implies that you ran for a period of time, like an hour. “I ran” doesn’t tell the listener how long you ran for.
In this sentence, it seems like the question is difficult, and will take a long time to answer. So -ing makes more sense here.
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