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Grammar - 'help' with infinitive
is " help putting out fire " correct ?
is " help put out fire" correct?
is " help to put out fire" correct?
is " help put out fire" correct?
is " help to put out fire" correct?
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I'd need a little more detail to call correctness, because the first form is used only with 'help' as a noun or with the phrase having a different meaning: 'We need some help putting out a/the fire'. ' (= we couldn't avoid extinguishing the fire) In the latter two cases, 'help to put out a fire' is the standard form, with the alternative 'help put out a fire', which is considered more casual by some. I personally use both interchangeably.
- I'd need a little more detail to call correctness, because the first form is used only with 'help' as a noun or with the phrase having a different meaning: 'We need some help putting out a/the fire'.
- ' (= we couldn't avoid extinguishing the fire) In the latter two cases, 'help to put out a fire' is the standard form, with the alternative 'help put out a fire', which is considered more casual by some.
- I personally use both interchangeably.
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I'd need a little more detail to call correctness, because the first form is used only with 'help' as a noun or with the phrase having a different meaning:
'We need some help putting out a/the fire'. ('help' as noun)
'We couldn't help putting out the fire.' (= we couldn't avoid extinguishing the fire)
In the latter two cases, 'help to put out a fire' is the standard
'We need some help putting out a/the fire'. ('help' as noun)
'We couldn't help putting out the fire.' (= we couldn't avoid extinguishing the fire)
In the latter two cases, 'help to put out a fire' is the standard
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