Question

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:

He is looking forward to meet you soon.

• A. to meeting you soon
• B. for meeting you
• C. meeting you
• D. to have met you

Answer 1

Answer:

A. to meeting you soon

• The Core Idiom Structure:

  The phrase "look forward to" is a phrasal verb/idiomatic expression. In this phrase, the word "to" functions strictly as a preposition, not as part of an infinitive verb pattern (like to go, to run, to eat).

• The Preposition Rule:

  In English grammar, a universal rule dictates that any verb immediately following a preposition must take the Gerund form (the $-ing$ form acting as a noun phrase).

  • Incorrect: He is looking forward to [verb infinitive].

  • Correct: He is looking forward to [Noun/Gerund].

  • Examples: "I am looking forward to the holidays (noun)." / "I am looking forward to hearing from you (gerund)."