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Joey_five Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
giving suggestion.
which of the following sentences is correct:
1) The first thing that we can do is talk to our parents.
2) The first thing that we can do is to talk to our parents.
or any other suggestions??
Thank you in advance.
1) The first thing that we can do is talk to our parents.
2) The first thing that we can do is to talk to our parents.
or any other suggestions??
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
I prefer the first one, because "do" and "talk" are on the same level (no "to")
- I prefer the first one, because "do" and "talk" are on the same level (no "to")
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I prefer the first one, because "do" and "talk" are on the same level (no "to")
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PieanneI prefer the first one, because "do" and "talk" are on the same level (no "to")Sorry, what do you mean "the same level" ?
You mean we can rephrase the sentence like "You can first talk to your parents" ? can do ~ can talk ?
Although I also feel that the first one sounds better, it still looks weird. I mean the verb "is" foll
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Hello Joey5
As Pieanne answered, "talk" without "to" is the commoner expression in this case. You may say "why?". It's a bit difficult to explain the reason, but my guess is as follows.
The first thing we can do is talk to our parents.
The speakers have a feeling as if they are substituting a bare infinitive phrase "talk to our parent" for the ba
As Pieanne answered, "talk" without "to" is the commoner expression in this case. You may say "why?". It's a bit difficult to explain the reason, but my guess is as follows.
The first thing we can do is talk to our parents.
The speakers have a feeling as if they are substituting a bare infinitive phrase "talk to our parent" for the ba
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