Apply To V Or Apply To V-Ing?

. I prefer #2, but both are correct. The first can be seen as: I would like to apply what I learned in school (in order) to help people. Login TeachersStudentsForumsNewsBlogCommonLinks ApplyToVOrApplyToV-Ing?ForumsGrammar&SentenceStructure 2 8,419+0 Iamconfused,asitseemsthatbothusagesarecorrect-again,context-dependent.Butcananyonepleasehelpmewiththefollowingsentences?Thanks"IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschooltohelppeople"?"IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschooltohelpingpeople"?Sep18200800:46:31Seraphin   answer +0 .Iprefer#2,butbotharecorrect.Thefirstcanbeseenas:IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschool(inorder)tohelppeople.Sep18200801:25:28MisterMicawber addacomment +0 Seraphin"IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschooltohelppeople"?"IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschooltohelpingpeople"?Youhavetwoplaceholdershere:1)theactivitytowhichsomethingisapplied:---ing,and2)thepurposeforwhichitwasdone:(inorder)to---Thefullform,withbothplacesoccupied,isillustratedthus:Iwouldliketoapplymyknowledgetofarming(inorder)toimprovetheenvironment.Inyourfirstexample,youomitthefirstplaceholder:IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearned(to---ing)(inorder)tohelppeople.~...applywhatIlearned(tosomethingunspecified)sothatIcanhelppeople.Inyoursecondexample,youomitthesecondplaceholder:IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedtohelpingpeople(inordertoaccomplishsomething,perhaps,butthisisleftunstated).Bothplaceholdersareoptional.Thesamelogicappliestoyoursecondpostregardingmakingmoneyortomakemoney.Inanycase,saywhatyoumean!CJSep18200806:50:18CalifJim addacomment Students:Wehavefreeaudiopronunciationexercises. Comments   Idon'tknowifthisisworthyof(a)furtherdiscussionasitisnolongeranissueofgrammar.(Note:DoIneedtoaddthearticle"a"infrontofthe"discussion")ButIwonderwhichsentencewillbethepreferredoneinthefollowingcontext."IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschooltohelpmakemoremoney""IwouldliketoapplywhatIlearnedinschooltohelpingmakemoremoney"Thanks Sep18200801:50:29Seraphin addacomment  CalifJim'sreply waspromotedtoananswer. Students:Areyoubraveenoughtoletourtutorsanalyseyourpronunciation?AnswerthisQuestion  AskaQuestion GuidesHowtoachievenativeenglishfluency10waysimprovelearningenglishTop10learnenglishapps2020guideLearnenglishasasecondlanguageHowtostudyenglishgrammar12ways