I am not able make the turns.....
Would you please look at the following sentence and tell me if I should use "to" before "make"? Also, would you please check if there are other mistakes? Thank you.
Despite extensive therapy, training and a knee brace, I am not able make the turns necessary to compete the way I know I can.
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teal lime Would you please look at the following sentence and tell me if I should use "to" before "make"? Yes, you should. "able" always needs the to-infinitive rather than the bare infinitive.
- teal lime Would you please look at the following sentence and tell me if I should use "to" before "make"?
- Yes, you should.
- "able" always needs the to-infinitive rather than the bare infinitive.
- I see this sentence is taken from a news report; the absence of "to" is just a typo or printing error.
- Otherwise it is correct English.
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teal limeWould you please look at the following sentence and tell me if I should use "to" before "make"?
Yes, you should. "able" always needs the to-infinitive rather than the bare infinitive. I see this sentence is taken from a news report; the absence of "to" is just a typo or printing error.
Otherwise it is correct English.
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