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Train tile Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Difference between sentences.

Hi,

I would like to know the difference between below sentences.

1. People-Watching makes me forget time.

2. People-Watching makes me to forget time.

  

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train tile 1. People-watching makes m e f orget time. This is correct.

  • train tile 1.
  • People-watching makes m e f orget time.
  • This is correct.
  • Verb make is followed by object and infinitive without to (bare infinitive).
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train tile1. People-watching makes me forget time.

This is correct.

Verb make is followed by object and infinitive without to (bare infinitive).

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train tile1. People-watching makes me forget time.
2. People-watching makes me to forget time.

(1) is correct; (2) is incorrect.

"make someone to do something" is always incorrect (except in an unusual sense unrelated to how you are trying to use it).

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