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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Infinitive used as object of verb
Your site question reads: "Ask and we'll try AND find out." Doesn't this sentence need an infinitive phrase in a noun position, that is, as the object of the verb try? Shouldn't your sentence read: "Ask and we'll try to find out."
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Hello, Guest. There was a short discussion about this not long ago. I'm afraid I haven't been able to find the thread, but I'll look again.
- Hello, Guest.
- There was a short discussion about this not long ago.
- I'm afraid I haven't been able to find the thread, but I'll look again.
- Basically, there are many people who will use "try and + infinitive" instead of "try + to + infinitive".
- All I can tell you is that "try and find out" is accepted as an (informal) alternative to "try to find out".
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Hello, Guest.
There was a short discussion about this not long ago. I'm afraid I haven't been able to find the thread, but I'll look again.
Basically, there are many people who will use "try and + infinitive" instead of "try + to + infinitive".
All I can tell you is that "try and find out" is accepted as an (informal) alternative to "try to find out".
Miriam
There was a short discussion about this not long ago. I'm afraid I haven't been able to find the thread, but I'll look again.
Basically, there are many people who will use "try and + infinitive" instead of "try + to + infinitive".
All I can tell you is that "try and find out" is accepted as an (informal) alternative to "try to find out".
Miriam
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Here is some help for you, [url="http://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/0290.html"]"try to"[/url].
It does sound informal. It is very common, however.
It does sound informal. It is very common, however.
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