- For Teachers Consider the two sentences: a) Make a habit of
not to think of her. b) Make a habit of not thinking of her.
Which one is the correct sentence? Please explain. Got it. Thank
you both of you. Other contexts require a different response,
but for the same reason. For example 'It's important to think of
her' -> 'It's important not to think of her' (not 'It's
important not thinking of her.') And other words can take
either: 'It's silly not to think of her' and 'It's silly not
thinking of her'.' (To my ear, the second version sounds
slightly more informal - especially in the positive version:
'It's silly thinking of her.' Last edited by BobK; 16-May-2010
at 12:08. Reason: Added second para