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Starryeyes Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

All I want to do is, What I want is,,,do we need to infinitive after the

0I was wondering, since I've learned that I can put to infinitive after the verb be,02br
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00which one is correct and why is that correct.02br
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001) All I want to do01b00 is to spend02b00 time with you. 02br
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002) All I want to do 01b00is spend02b00 time with you.02br
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003) What I want 01b00is watch02b00 movies with you. 02br
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004) What I want 01b00is to watch02b00 movies with you. 02br
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00I don't understand why I can't use to infinitive in no. 1).02br
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00So my questions are02br
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001. the usage of bare infinitive02br
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002. which one is more common, using to infinitive or bare infinitive02br
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003. detailed grammatical explanation.02br
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00second question is,, what does this sentence mean, 'he set the swoon in effect.'02br
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00Thank you ;-)0-
  

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12br 10 I don't understand why I can't use to infinitive in no. 12blockquote 10Actually, you 01u 00can02u 00 use 01i 00to02i 00. 02br 02br 00 [What / All] ...

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  • 12br 10 I don't understand why I can't use to infinitive in no.
  • 12blockquote 10Actually, you 01u 00can02u 00 use 01i 00to02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00 [What / All] ...
  • 02br 00 [What / All] ...
  • 02br 02br 01i 00They canceled the meeting.
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001) All I want to do11b10 is to spend12b10 time with you.12br
10 I don't understand why I can't use to infinitive in no. 1).12blockquote
10Actually, you 01u00can02u00 use 01i00to02i00. It's optional, but usually omitted.02br
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0Thank you. ^^02br
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00But I'm still wondering, is that correct to say,02br
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00All I want 01b01u00to do02u02b00 is 01b01u00to meet02u02b00 my boyfriend. ?? double to infinitive?02br
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00All I want is (to) meet my boyfriend. - (o) 02br
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