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Ellisa Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Bare infinitive

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00I've got a sentence-02br
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00Party the night away is a nice thing to do.02h3

00And the subjuect is Bare infinitive form.02br
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00Could you give me another example of this kind of sentence?02br
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00 For me this kind of sentence is unfamiliar.......02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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02br 00You should not use the bare infinitive as the subject like this. It sounds awkward to me. 02br 02br 00On the other hand, there are some uses that seem more common to me:02br 02br 01i 00Stand is line is all I seem to do02br 00Work, work, work is all I have time to do02i 00.

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  • 02br 00You should not use the bare infinitive as the subject like this.
  • It sounds awkward to me.
  • 02br 02br 00On the other hand, there are some uses that seem more common to me:02br 02br 01i 00Stand is line is all I seem to do02br 00Work, work, work is all I have time to do02i 00.
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00You should not use the bare infinitive as the subject like this. It sounds awkward to me. You should include the infinitive particle, and even then the gerund is the better choice:02br
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01i01b00To02b00 party the night away is a nice thing to do.02i02br
01b01i00Partying02i02b
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0 The key to it is the verb 01i00do02i00. It's a pseudo-cleft-like construction, and it's normally in reverse order from the example given. If 01i00do02i00 is given as an infinitive, the echo of it can be with or without 01i00to02i00; if as an 01i00-ing02i00, the echo must also be 01i00-ing0
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