The definite noun phrase the following examples contains enough information for the reader to identify which examples are being talked about. The examples that the definite noun phrase refers to are the ones that are about to be mentioned.
When would it be acceptable to use the following form? From a order paid with the credit card we get following response: ... over From a order paid with the credit card we get the following respon...
My example sentence may be inappropriate for this question. I would like to know whether "the following" is omittable even when a set of colon and semicolon is used to list some words, phrases, or sentences.
I would like to know if I should use following or according to when referring to some guidelines, such as in the following example: Stunting was diagnosed when a patient’s height was smaller than 1.40m, for men, or 1.30m, for women.
Which of the following statements is grammatically incorrect? And why? (I don't know the answer. Ignore the marks) Meats and vegetables are so expensive these days. We'd better eat out. I'd rather go
Follow is normally transitive. "I can't follow what you're saying" would be most natural. "I don't follow you" is possible but typically means "I don't understand your reasoning". "I'm not following you" suggests it's at the present moment (e.g. when interrupting) rather than after listening to something. It's rather idiomatic, and probably better to be more explicit e.g. "Could you speak more ...
As far as the soup in the sentence, it was likely good, as much as to introduce the rest of the meal, to be its announcer. When ' to follow ' is replaced with the plain ' following ' it does not describe the feeling of being unrealized yet anticipated the ' to follow ' indicates.