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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Attemp to?

Could you tell me which one is right between the following 1 and 2?
Thank you.

He (1) admits / (2) admits to having done it himself.
  

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lucas21c (1) admits / (2) admits ?????? CJ

— CalifJim

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lucas21c(1) admits / (2) admits
Emotion: tongue tied ??????

CJ
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Sorry, (2) is "admits to." The underline must be extended to "to."
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lucas21cSorry, (2) is "admits to." The underline must be extended to "to."
Let me give you a suggestion for avoiding that kind of problem:

He [admits / admits to] having done it himself.

They are both correctly used. Personally, I throw in the 'to'.
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If I say like this, "She admits being strict with her children," without the 'to,' does it still sound natural?
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lucas21cIf I say like this, "She admits being strict with her children," without the 'to,' does it still sound natural?
Yes, it does.
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CalifJimPersonally, I throw in the 'to'.
Not surprising. Google Books has 16,872 hits for admit to ·ing and just 3,575 for admit ·ing.
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