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Bmojtaba Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

gerund or infinitive or simple verb

'All I have to do is(input,inputting ,to input) the variables and (run,running,) the algorithm' .

which form could be correct an why?
  

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bmojtaba'All I have to do is(input,inputting ,to input) the variables and (run,running,) the algorithm' .
All I have to do is to input the variables and (to) run the algorithm .
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Yoong Liat bmojtaba'All I have to do is(input,inputting ,to input) the variables and (run,running,) the algorithm' .All I have to do is to input the variables and (to) run the algorithm .
But I heard the whole sentence with the bare infinitives (input & run) ,Does anyone know what's difference?
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bmojtabaDoes anyone know what's difference?
None. Yoong Liat put the 'to' in brackets to indicate that you could use it or omit it.
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fivejedjonNone. Yoong Liat put the 'to' in brackets to indicate that you could use it or omit it.
ok I know but is it possible to use them as gerunds here ?? Is there any difference between the simple form and infinitive form here?

In addition fivejedon thank you for your replies to my posts
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