Use of infinitive after 'como'

David L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of infinitive after 'como'


'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


Asked 10 months ago
SilviaKwizIQ Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

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

David L. asked:

Use of infinitive after 'como'


'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


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