I need a savior. I am so confused. PLease, help >_< I thank you in advance FIRST QUESTION: Is it correct to use an infinitive or a gerund after a preposition? What are the rules for this? e.g. She has the skills required to make crafts. She has the skills required in making crafts. Is "involved to (make crafts)" a correct idiomatic expression? or is "involved in (making crafts)" the only correct form? SECOND QUESTION: Which is the correct idiomatic expression?-- "necessary for" or "necessary in" ( or are both correct?) e.g. This is necessary in/for each of these cases. THIRD QUESTION: Are these forms grammatically correct?-- "She is recognized more as a teacher than a writer" "She is recognized more as a teacher than as a writer" "She is recognized more as a teacher than writer." (Is the "as" or the "a" necessary? FOURTH QUESTION: Is "what" a pronoun? e.g. ...the lost city, what is now called Atlantis. (Is this sentence grammatically correct?)