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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Is following sentence correct?

I hope Do better this time.
  

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Anonymous I hope Do better this time. I'd say you need the infinitive here: I hope to do better this time. OR I hope I will do better this time.

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  • Anonymous I hope Do better this time.
  • I'd say you need the infinitive here: I hope to do better this time.
  • OR I hope I will do better this time.
  • In casual conversation, you can omit the "will": I hope I do better this time.
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AnonymousI hope Do better this time.
I'd say you need the infinitive here:
I hope to do better this time.

OR I hope I will do better this time.

In casual conversation, you can omit the "will": I hope I do better this time.
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AnonymousI hope Do better this time.
You have to say who is supposed to do better this time.

I hope I do better this time.
I hope you do better this time.
I hope the children do better this time.
I hope the contestants do better this time.
I hope the teachers do better this time.

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