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“I would like to go to a youth center to help and (to) work with teenagers”
Which is correct?
I would like to go to a youth center to help and work with teenagers.
I would like to go to a youth center to help and to work with
teenagers.
The question is whether ...
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“need to be washed”, “need washing”, or “need washed”? [duplicate]
The car needs to be washed.
The car needs washing.
The car needs washed.
What's the subtle differences between them?
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Is it “What should he have done?” or “had he done”?
What should he have done?
What should he had done?
Could you tell me which one is correct? (If any.)
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1answer
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“Enables you to quickly and easily identify” vs. “enables you to identify quickly and easily” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid constructs?
I'm currently having a bit of a dispute and would appreciate your help please. Which one is ...
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1answer
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Is it customary or grammatical to drop ‘to’ in “I’m not going to go look for it”?
There was a scene a thirty-something wife refuses to go looking for the wedding ring her husband lost in a courtyard when she was asked by her husband over the phone, in the fiction titled “The Lost ...
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1answer
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Retire Vs Retirement
I am confused between the two:
My father is due to retire/retirement in a few months and is restless.
According to my understanding, retire sounds more appropriate. But I am not sure. Could ...
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“It helps protect air” or “It helps to protect air”, which is correct? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb “help”: with or without “to”?
“Could help avoid” vs. “could help to avoid”
“Helping you do something” or “Helping ...
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1answer
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Under what circumstances can the word “be” be used directly without any change? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use the subjunctive mood?
2 examples first:
1.It is announced that the accounting class of the 3rd and 4th hours on the morning of this Wednesday be ...
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Should “portray” be paired with “to be”?
Is it acceptable to pair "portray" with "to be"? As in
The novel portrays life to be a...
Would it be better to use as?
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“To be” vs. “be” in “The judge recommended they be taken to jail” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use the subjunctive mood?
I believe the first sentence is correct, but simply because it sounds right to me. I'd like to know why though. Thanks.
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“Prefer to do something” vs. “prefer doing something” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?
What's the difference between the two:
What materials do they prefer working with?
What ...
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“Ambitious to [infinitive]” vs. “ambitious about [gerund]”
What is the correct preposition to use with ambitious?
I am ambitious to achieve success.
I am ambitious about achieving success.
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“Help rule out” vs. “help to rule out” [duplicate]
Duplicate of:
What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb “help”: with or without “to”?
“Could help avoid” vs. “could help to avoid”
“Helping you do ...
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3answers
273 views
What causes a verb to be infinitive only?
Why are some verbs only usable in the infinitive? The one example I can think of is "to spite" (see "to wit in the accepted answer). While wiktionary claims that spited is a word, that doesn't match ...
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“Would you have liked to have been” vs. “would you have liked to be”
I was interested in the following sentence which appeared in an article titled “No Rest for the Weary” in The New York Times (February 15, 2008).
Would you have liked to have been president from ...
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Expect +to VS expect + ing
I know that expect is used this way:
I expect you to do that.
But I have also seen examples like with verb in its "ing" form:
> What to expect working at...
> I will expect you doing ...
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Why do we use “to” after “how”? [closed]
For example:
How to makes this?
Why do I use the to after how?
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Which of the following sentences is/are incorrect? (“Permit” vs. “allow” vs. “let”)
Which of the following sentences is/are incorrect? Why?
The visa permits you to study for two months.
My father would never allow me to study English
Let me to go. You're hurting me.
This is ...
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Why was _to_ verb_+ing_ used in this case? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to use “to + V-ing”?
“To hear” or “to hearing”?
Samson had been a strong man prior to having his hair cut.
From a grammatical point of view, when ...
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2answers
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Determining main verb of a sentence which match with subject + verb + to + verb pattern
If I have sentences
Member is allowed to change himself back
I want to go to school
He needs to stop
What are the predicate of these sentences? Are they allowed - want - need, or ...
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2answers
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Is this usage of “know to be” correct — “They want to eat food they know to be good for them”?
In the following sentence, is the construction know + to + infinitive grammatical?
They want to eat food they know to be good for them.
The dictionary says that "know to do something" is a ...
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“Plan not to retire” or “Plan to not retire”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Order of “not” with infinitive
Someone edited my post on another StackExchange.com site to change the former to the latter.
Which is better? I wrote the ...
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3answers
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“To do this or do that” or “to do this or *to* do that”?
I saw on the bottom of an email:
To change your email preferences or unsubscribe from certain
messages, click here.
Is that correct or should it be:
To change your email preferences or to ...
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1answer
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“For IE (to) render them”
Which sentence is correct?
I just put in the empty elements for IE to render them.
I just put in the empty elements for IE render them.
The render will be processed ...
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Do I need to add “to” in every clause in a this sentence?
Working in the field helps us to learn how to apply theories to solve real-world problems, to apply […], and to […].
Are the "to" after each comma necessary?
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“Try not to” vs “try to not” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Order of “not” with infinitive
When negating verbs that are commonly followed by the infinitive, is there a difference in meaning between placing the "not" ...
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2answers
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How to use “to + V-ing”?
I saw some scenarios that used the structure "to + V-ing", such as the following:
Looking forward to hearing.
Disposed to using few words.
I would like to apply what I learned in school to helping ...
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3answers
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“Important that John bring/brings” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use the subjunctive mood?
Given the sentence
John brings his lunch to school,
is it correct to say
It is important that John brings his lunch to ...
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0answers
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Is it correct to say “John helps you talk with people”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Help to do” or “help do”?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but English is not my first language.
For me it seems that it is incorrect and ...
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5answers
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“I am thinking to invest” or “I am thinking investing”?
Which of the following sentences is correct?
I am thinking to invest in stocks.
I am thinking investing into stocks.
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“Be” as an action rather than a state
I've heard, on rare occasion, a subtle differentiation between be as a state (to passively embody) and be as an action (to actively embody). The latter form often occurs in parallel with do to add ...
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What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb “help”: with or without “to”?
What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with or without "to"?
For example:
Please, help me to understand this.
or:
Please, help me understand this.
