'such as using renewable energy'
I put 'como usar la energia renovable' but was marked as incorrect with the correct option being 'como el uso de.. '
When ( if at all ) can I use an infinitive after como?
Gracias
'such as using renewable energy'
I put 'como usar la energia renovable' but was marked as incorrect with the correct option being 'como el uso de.. '
When ( if at all ) can I use an infinitive after como?
Gracias
Hola David L.
Thanks for your question. Your version “como usar la energía renovable” is also a valid structure in Spanish, and we’ve now added it as an accepted answer in the exercise.
In the original correction, the model answer used a noun phrase (como el uso de…) simply because, in this context, it sounded more natural stylistically. But using como + infinitivo is perfectly correct when you want to express “such as doing X / like doing X,” so your option should indeed be allowed.
Thanks for pointing this out — and well done for noticing the nuance.
Hasta pronto
Silvia
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