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Mbouti Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

compose operas

Dear members

"From that moment on he know that what he wanted to do was compose operas."

Could I also add and use "to" after "compose" on the sentence above?

And it seems to me that "compose" would be "verb".

Thanks

mb
  

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mbouti Could I also add and use "to" after "compose" on the sentence above? No. Do you mean before "compose"?

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  • mbouti Could I also add and use "to" after "compose" on the sentence above?
  • No.
  • Do you mean before "compose"?
  • what he wanted to do was compose operas what he wanted to do was to compose operas Both these styles are used.
  • I prefer the first.
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mboutiCould I also add and use "to" after "compose" on the sentence above?
No. Do you mean before "compose"?

what he wanted to do was compose operas
what he wanted to do was to compose operas

Both these styles are used. I prefer the first. The meaning is the same, and "compose" is a verb in both.
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There is also an error in the first part of the sentence. I think it should be as followed:

From that moment on he knew that what he wanted to do was compose operas.
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