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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

All they did was...

Which of the following is correct and sounds natural? And most importantly why?
All they did was complain about the weather, the food and the room. OR
All they did was complained about the weather, the food and the room. OR
All they did was to complain about the weather, the food and the room.
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Top answer

future332 All they did was complain about the weather, the food and the room. Correct. All is followed by the infinitive (complain) in sentences like yours.

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  • future332 All they did was complain about the weather, the food and the room.
  • Correct.
  • All is followed by the infinitive (complain) in sentences like yours.
  • future332 All they did was complained about the weather, the food and the room.
  • Ungrammatical, because complained isn't an infinitive.
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future332All they did was complain about the weather, the food and the room.
Correct. All is followed by the infinitive (complain) in sentences like yours.
future332All they did was complained about the weather, the food and the room.
Ungrammatical, because complained isn't an infinitive.
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