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H M Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Do you say this?

If you want to say;

1) All you have to do is (to) wash the dishes.

then, can you say 2) as the same menaing?

2) All you have to do is washing the dishes.

Do 1) and 2) have the same meaning??

Thank you!
  

Top answer

H M All you have to do is washing the dishes. That is not correct grammar.

  • H M All you have to do is washing the dishes.
  • That is not correct grammar.
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H MAll you have to do is washing the dishes.
That is not correct grammar.
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H Mcan you say 2) with the same meaning?2) All you have to do is washing the dishes.
No, because 2) is not correct. You only use 'washing' in combination with 'doing'.

All I'm doing is washing the dishes.
The only thing she was doing was reading a book.
All she'll be doi
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Thanks a lot for your reply!!!

Your explanation is very helpful and I understood well. :-)

And also thank you so much for your correction in my English!

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