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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"We haven’t finished eating yet" Why is incorrect saying: "We haven’t finished to eat yet"

"She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room"
  

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Anonymous "She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room" Because "eating" is an activity that can stop or end. "To eat" is not. Anonymous "She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room" Both are correct.

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  • Anonymous "She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room" Because "eating" is an activity that can stop or end.
  • "To eat" is not.
  • Anonymous "She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room" Both are correct.
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Anonymous"She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room"
Because "eating" is an activity that can stop or end. "To eat" is not.
Anonymous"She hates cleaning her room" and Why is incorrect saying: "She hates to clean her room"
Both are correct.
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AnonymousWhy is it incorrect saying to say: "We haven’t finished to eat yet"
The catenative verb "finish" does not govern an infinitive. Each verb has its own way of governing the verb that comes next when two verbs are used in a sequence.

For a list of catenative verb
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Anonymous"We haven’t finished eating yet"
We are still eating.
Anonymous "We haven’t finished to eat yet"
We are still alive and kicking.
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AnonymousWe are still alive and kicking.
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