Help + "gerund/to-infinitive/bare infinitive"
#1 Spending an extra hour in bed each night may help (to reduce/ reduce/reducing) the intake of sugary food and lead to a healthier diet, according to a study.
As I know we use bare infinitive with verb "help" when it used in active voice (not in passive voice)
Example1: I helped him do his homework
Example2: I was helped to do my homework.
But In given sentence, "reducing" is the correct answer. I don't know if gerund can be used with verb "help".
#2 "Help my sister peel oranges."
"Help my sister to peel oranges."
"Help my sister peeling oranges.
What is the difference in meaning of these sentences?
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taruns1008 But In given sentence, "reducing" is the correct answer. I don't know if gerund can be used with verb "help". My understanding is that, in this sentence, you need an object for the verb help , and since there is no explicit one here (him, her, Adam, the neighbors ..
- taruns1008 But In given sentence, "reducing" is the correct answer.
- I don't know if gerund can be used with verb "help".
- My understanding is that, in this sentence, you need an object for the verb help , and since there is no explicit one here (him, her, Adam, the neighbors ..
- ), we make reduce into one by using its gerund - reducing .
- taruns1008 What is the difference in meaning of these sentences?
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taruns1008But In given sentence, "reducing" is the correct answer. I don't know if gerund can be used with verb "help".
My understanding is that, in this sentence, you need an object for the verb help, and since there is no explicit one here (him, her, Adam, the neighbors .. etc.), we make reduce into one by using its gerund - reducing.
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