Is it okay to say the sentence like this:
There are both pluses and minuses to live in a big city.
Thank you!!!
“There are pluses and minuses to living in a big city” is a bit more natural. You could also say “there are positives and negatives of living in a big city”
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No, you cannot. Because “to live” is a verb. In this sentence,
“living” it is part of the phrase “living in a big city”. It’s a noun phrase. You need to see the sentence as composed of the phrases “there are both/ pluses and minuses to/ living in a big city”.
I understand the confusion since you see “to” in front of living, but understand that “There are advantages to” will always be followed by a noun or a gerund (since a gerund is how English changes a verb into a noun).
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Living in a big city has its advantages and disadvantages.
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