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September 07, 2014

Capable

Here is some advice about the patterns that follow the adjective capable:
 The adjective capable is never followed by an infinitive. Use the pattern capable of doing something:

✗ Both sexes are capable to do military service.
✓ Both sexes are capable of doing military service.
✗ A university graduate is expected to be capable to cope with such a situation.
✓ A university graduate is expected to be capable of coping with such a situation.


Note that the adjective incapable is used in exactly the same way:
The city’s road system is incapable of handling the current volume of traffic.

Source: Macmillan Language Tips

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