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A student gave me this example:

...doesn't have an objection in principle to using the Consulting Agreement dated...

She wanted to know how to use this construction (to + verb + ing) and what it is called.

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    To" is a preposition here with the gerund-participial clause "using the Consulting Agreement dated... " as its complement. The whole expression "to using the Consulting Agreement dated... " is thus a preposition phrase functioning as complement of "objection".
    – BillJ
    Commented May 27, 2022 at 13:32
  • Note that the preceding noun really needs mentioning: opposition to accepting this ruling / objection to using this route / ...
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented May 27, 2022 at 19:13

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