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Qut Posted 20 years ago
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The projectionist, the manager and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell the tickets.

Is it necessary to add "to", e.g. is (to) sell.

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Qut The projectionist, the manager and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell the tickets . g. is (to) sell.

  • Qut The projectionist, the manager and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell the tickets .
  • g.
  • is (to) sell.
  • No, you do not need to add "to" to your sentence.
  • Siggy
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QutThe projectionist, the manager and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell the tickets.

Is it necessary to add "to", e.g. is (to) sell.

No, you do not need to add "to" to your sentence.

Siggy

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Could you tell me the reason.

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The projectionist, the manager and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell the tickets.

First, simplify your sentence by cutting out "The projectionist, the manager, and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema..." The purpose of this group of words is only to describe "Ken Reeve."

We are left with "The
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The projectionist, the manager and the cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell the tickets.

Is it necessary to add "to", e.g. is (to) sell.

Thanks

Projectionist, manager and cleaner at Dungog Cinema, the only thing Ken Reeve doesn't do is sell tickets.

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This is a little off topic, but after listing his jobs, which all are an appositive (I think that's the word but in any case are about Ken), you need to have Ken immediately after the comma. Or change the punctation to a dash (although Clive The Dash Hater will object, I think). But the construction isn't parallel: the others are nouns (the job titles) and the final one is an action. He IS the pro

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