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Victorycountry Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
help + verb + noun vs help + noun + verb
Hi,
Today, while I was reading on an article related Health, I found the following sentence.
"Vitamin E may help protect you from heart disease"
I am just wondering whether I understood the grammar with the verb "help" correctly here.
"help + verb (infinitive e.g. make, protect etc...) + noun "
e.g. I will help make the spaceship.
Because I thought that after the verb "help", it's a noun is that's followed by instead of a infinitive like the example above.
e.g. I help you improve your english.
Thanks in advance.
Today, while I was reading on an article related Health, I found the following sentence.
"Vitamin E may help protect you from heart disease"
I am just wondering whether I understood the grammar with the verb "help" correctly here.
"help + verb (infinitive e.g. make, protect etc...) + noun "
e.g. I will help make the spaceship.
Because I thought that after the verb "help", it's a noun is that's followed by instead of a infinitive like the example above.
e.g. I help you improve your english.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Well, all your examples seem to have verbs after help : Vitamin E may help protect you. I will help make the spaceship. I help you improve your English.
- Well, all your examples seem to have verbs after help : Vitamin E may help protect you.
- I will help make the spaceship.
- I help you improve your English.
- The third one, however has the pronoun indirect object before the infinitive verb-- is that what you mean?
- That's where the IO usually goes: Vitamin E may help your doctor protect you.
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Well, all your examples seem to have verbs after help:
Vitamin E may help protect you.
I will help make the spaceship.
I help you improve your English.
The third one, however has the pronoun indirect object before the infinitive verb-- is that what you mean? That's where the IO usually goes:
Vitamin E may help you
Vitamin E may help protect you.
I will help make the spaceship.
I help you improve your English.
The third one, however has the pronoun indirect object before the infinitive verb-- is that what you mean? That's where the IO usually goes:
Vitamin E may help you
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Hello Mister Micawber,
I have seen this construction: "Help us to help our environment".Is it possible?
We must remember that after the verb help, let, make and have, we should have the bare infinitive (without TO)...
Hope you can help me!
Thanks!
Marina
I have seen this construction: "Help us to help our environment".Is it possible?
We must remember that after the verb help, let, make and have, we should have the bare infinitive (without TO)...
Hope you can help me!
Thanks!
Marina
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Yes, to is optional after help (but not after let, make or have)
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Yes, to is optional after help (but not after let, make or have)
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what about ( make,let,see, watch etc)
if Verb(Help) - i (help imrpove) my english
Can we use the same way like (make,let,see,watch etc.)?
eg- i (make improve) my english
if Verb(Help) - i (help imrpove) my english
Can we use the same way like (make,let,see,watch etc.)?
eg- i (make improve) my english
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all of you guys are incorrect. the "bare infinitive" is only applicable after words like help, make, have, etc when a direct object comes between the main verb and the infinitive. It's called a bare inifinitive because you drop the "to." Bare inifinitives also apply after modal auxiliaries and verbs of perception.
She made him do it.
Full infinitive = to do"
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She made him do it.
Full infinitive = to do"
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Anonymousall of you guys are incorrect. the "bare infinitive" is only applicable after words like help, make, have, etc when a direct object comes between the main verb and the infinitive. It's called a bare inifinitive because you drop the "to." Bare inifinitives also apply after modal auxiliaries and verbs of perception.I wouldn't go along with that.
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