‘Neglect to do’ vs. ‘neglect doing’

[Succe]

Hi,

Would you please clarify the following doubt:
‘Neglect to do’ vs. ‘neglect doing’
1. Does the first one indicate that the subject neglect something on purpose? Since ‘to do’ sounds like someone’s intention.
2. Is the second one idiomatic? Is it a better choice when this idiom is supposed to be parallel with ‘neglect something’?

Best regards

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

From my simple research, it seems that 'neglect to do' is the better option (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/neglect). However, I would encourage you not to spend your study time mulling over hypothetical uses of English outside the context of GMAT questions. The English language is broad and varied; GMAT English is simply one style. For that reason, try to restrict your examples to ones you encounter in GMAT questions.