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Michelle Cha Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
All you need is (to) love somebody?
a. All you need is to love somebody.
b. All you need is love somebody.
c. What I have to do is to wait.
d. What I have to do is wait.
e. The only thing I can do is to run.
f. The only thing I can do is run.
I wonder if b,d, and f are grammatical.
b. All you need is love somebody.
c. What I have to do is to wait.
d. What I have to do is wait.
e. The only thing I can do is to run.
f. The only thing I can do is run.
I wonder if b,d, and f are grammatical.
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a. All you need is to love somebody. b.
- a.
- All you need is to love somebody.
- b.
- All you need is love somebody.
- c.
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a. All you need is to love somebody.
b. All you need is love somebody.
c. What I have to do is to wait.
d. What I have to do is wait.
e. The only thing I can do is to run.
f. The only thing I can do is run.
Only b is incorrect.
c - f all have do, and in that case you can use to with the verb or not; both are correct.
a and b
b. All you need is love somebody.
c. What I have to do is to wait.
d. What I have to do is wait.
e. The only thing I can do is to run.
f. The only thing I can do is run.
Only b is incorrect.
c - f all have do, and in that case you can use to with the verb or not; both are correct.
a and b
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Hi CalifJim,
Can I say "All you need is a good rest"? or "All you need to do is a good rest"?
Thanks
TN
Can I say "All you need is a good rest"? or "All you need to do is a good rest"?
Thanks
TN
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tinanam0102Can I say "All you need is a good rest"? or "All you need to do is a good rest"?If you add "to do", you need a verb in the second part. "a good rest" is not a verb, so All you need to do is a good rest is wrong. The following are correct.
All you need is a good rest.
All you need to do is (to) get a g
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Note also that if you put a verb in the first part that goes with the noun in the second part, it's OK.
All you need to do is a good rest is wrong because to do a good rest is wrong.
If you substitute get, it's all right, because to get a good rest is correct.
All you need to get is a good rest. OK. (Not particula
All you need to do is a good rest is wrong because to do a good rest is wrong.
If you substitute get, it's all right, because to get a good rest is correct.
All you need to get is a good rest. OK. (Not particula
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