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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Admit

Could you confirm whether the following sentences with and without 'to' are all okay?

1. He admitted [ making / to making ] a mistake.
2. She admits [ being / to being ] strict with her children.

How about "He admitted [ having made / to having made ] a mistake?
  

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Both “admit” and “admit to” and the tenses of them are acceptable. Legally, there might be a difference in that you can “admit to a described crime”. The sentence, “I admit being there but do not admit to stealing the money” separates a general admittance from a specific one.

— Wilpeter

  • Both “admit” and “admit to” and the tenses of them are acceptable.
  • Legally, there might be a difference in that you can “admit to a described crime”.
  • The sentence, “I admit being there but do not admit to stealing the money” separates a general admittance from a specific one.
  • ” Perhaps “admit to” is a little more formal than “admit”.
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Both “admit” and “admit to” and the tenses of them are acceptable.
Legally, there might be a difference in that you can “admit to a described crime”.
The sentence, “I admit being there but do not admit to stealing the money” separates a general admittance from a specific one.
“I admit being strict with my children but I do not admit to spanking them.”
Perhaps “admit to” is a little
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