Gerunds after Prepositions

Rules
1. "After a preposition, if we use a verb, it is always a gerund. It is impossible to use an infinitive or any other verb form after a preposition" (UNAD Florida, 2016).
2. Curiosities:
  1. This is one of the few rules in English with no exceptions.
Bibliographic references:
1. UNAD Florida, (2016) Job Interview taken from: https://campus14.unad.edu.co/invil41/mod/resource/view.php?id=188
Examples of gerunds after prepositions
1. People need to adapt to changing economic conditions.
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2. I apologize for interrupting.
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3. Some people disapprove of helping the poor.
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4. Edgar decided on going abroad next year.
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By: Edgar Mauricio Londoño Rodríguez.
More examples of gerunds after prepositions
1. The brothers had to adjust to living as orphans.
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2. We are prohibited from doing lots of things in the airplanes, It is unfair.
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3. I could not agree on spending more money on the pub.
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4. Students were engaged in learning the Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.
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