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Wowenglish Posted 17 years ago
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I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2"
1. Get kids to cook this holiday.
2. Get kids cooking this holiday.
1. Get kids to cook this holiday.
2. Get kids cooking this holiday.
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Well, grammatically it should be (1) because 'get' (as in cause to) + noun requires an infinitive (to-form) and not a gerund (ing-form). I think the difference is that in (1) you get the kids to do the cooking as an activity they do themselves, while in (2) you want to get, as in retrieve, 'kids cooking' -- sort of as one word. ) requires the infinitive.
- Well, grammatically it should be (1) because 'get' (as in cause to) + noun requires an infinitive (to-form) and not a gerund (ing-form).
- I think the difference is that in (1) you get the kids to do the cooking as an activity they do themselves, while in (2) you want to get, as in retrieve, 'kids cooking' -- sort of as one word.
- ) requires the infinitive.
- It immediately becomes clear when you substitute the verb 'get' for 'convince'.
- 'Convince kids cooking these holidays' just doesn't sound right, while 'Convince kids to cook these holidays' sounds fine.
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Well, grammatically it should be (1) because 'get' (as in cause to) + noun requires an infinitive (to-form) and not a gerund (ing-form). I think the difference is that in (1) you get the kids to do the cooking as an activity they do themselves, while in (2) you want to get, as in retrieve, 'kids cooking' -- sort of as one word. A verb+noun combination usually (always?) requires the infinitive.
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