Hi, can a teacher help me correct these sentences, please? Do you say : Thanks for your quick answer? [good] Or : Thanks for your quick reply? [good] Also,is it : I look forward to meeting you. [good - Here, “to” is a preposition and “meeting” is a gerund] Or : I look forward to meet you. [incorrect - Here, “to” is a preposition and must be followed by a noun or a gerund (noun form of a verb - verb + ing)] Thanks for your help. For more information, consult a basic grammar textbook such as English Grammer in use, Unit 59 (prepositions + verb + ing).

Do you say: "Thanks for your quick answer?" Or "Thanks for your quick reply?" Also, is it: "I look forward to meeting you" Thanks for your help

Hi, can a teacher help me correct? Do you say : Thanks for your quick answer? Or : Thanks for your quick reply? Also,is it : I look forward to meeting you Or : I look forward to meet you Thanks for your help #1: The words can be used interchangeably. "Answer" emphasizes that a reply comes in response to a question, or something similar. An "answer" completes a conversation in some way, whereas a "reply" merely continues a conversation. #2: "I look forward to meet you" contains a grammatical error. The preposition "to" needs to have a noun object: "I look forward to NOUN". Since "meet you" is not a noun phrase, it is wrong. "To meet you" and "meeting you" are noun phrases. This gives you two grammatical choices, but only one of them sounds good: "I look forward to meeting you" (good) "I look forward to to meet you" (the double "to" sounds bad even though it is grammatical) However, you CAN say "I am looking forward to meet you". It works because "to meet you" acts as an adverbial phrase modifying the adjective phrase "looking forward". You can also say "I am looking forward to meeting you", in which "to meeting you" is adverbial.

Hi, can a teacher help me correct? Do you say : Thanks for your quick answer? Or : Thanks for your quick reply? Also,is it : I look forward to meeting you Or : I look forward to meet you Thanks for your help. Hi Noelle. This isn’t a fixed rule but personally I’d use answer if it’s actually answering a question, and reply if it’s simply replying to me. So if I emailed a restaurant asking if they have availability tonight, I’d say thanks for your quick/prompt answer. If I messaged then with some feedback about my visit last evening, I’d say thanks for your quick reply. But that’s NOT a fixed English rule, just my preference. Both answers are good in your second question.