difference between "help to" and "help"

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Optilang · Accepted Answer

0 Hi02br
00Help to do something02br
00Help somebody02br
00I'll help to do it.02br
00I'll help you to do it.02br
00You can also you help with as in please help with the washing-up 02br
00Hope this helps! 0-

Clive · Answer

0Hi,02br
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00Gnerally speaking, with 'help + infinitive' I see the 'to' as optional. eg02br
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01i00I helped her 01u00cook02u00 dinner02i02br
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01i00I helped her 01u00to cook02u00 dinner.02i02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

Anonymous · Answer

Hello

Technically there is no difference between help + infinitive and help to + infinitive. The use of "to" with an infinitive is required for certain verbs (e.g., come to know, have to help, etc.) but with the verb helpincluding "to" is optional, and either of the following are grammatically correct. I hope this helps

I know English can be a difficult language to master, despite the morphologically simple grammar. The syntax makes up for this, and while the basic patterns are fairly easy to understand, there are many intricacies and special types of syntactical structures, most of which exist in the verbal phrase. Incidentally, English is the only language (that I'm aware of, anyway) that uses "to" as an infinitival marker per se. While other languages, mostly Germanic, use the equivalent of "to" in certain constructions, English prefixes the particle when defining or listing verbs as well. I hope this helps. If English is your second language, the important thing to remember is that with the verb "help" the "to" is optional when followed by an infinitive

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousWhen do I have to use "help to" and when "help"?

Whenever you want! There is no difference.

Say

I can help you lift that box. OR I can help you to lift that box.

It doesn't matter. Say the one you like better.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you very much. I always find your explanations really useful.

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