Nothing is so happy as to hear from your family.
Nothing is so happy as hearing from your family.
Which is more natural for native speakers?
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4A native speaker would not use nothing is so happy in this way, so the short answer is neither. See also How does one know when to use a gerund or a infinitive? and Infinitive or Gerund. – choster Mar 04 '14 at 04:18
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Hearing. Since you have a verb ending in -ing, hearing is grammatically correct and sounds more natural.
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2Well, yes, but the sentence is still wrong. You can't say Nothing is so happy as hearing from your family any more than you can the other option. – terdon Mar 04 '14 at 04:22