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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

Is this sentence correct:

All he could do, on the other hand, was to laugh at the insult and pretend things were okay.

Is it okay to add 'to'?
  

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Anonymous All he could do, on the other hand, was [to] laugh at the insult and pretend things were okay. The sentence is fine with or without to. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • Anonymous All he could do, on the other hand, was [to] laugh at the insult and pretend things were okay.
  • The sentence is fine with or without to.
  • CB
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AnonymousAll he could do, on the other hand, was [to] laugh at the insult and pretend things were okay.
The sentence is fine with or without to.

CB
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