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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is "to" sometimes omitted in oral English?

Hello, would someone please tell me is it true that the word "to" could be omitted in oral English? like "come do sth.", "go do sth.", "all it has to do is stop raining" ?

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ESLBeginner the word "to" could be omitted in oral English? Yes, in the specific cases you mentioned as examples. This only happens in specific word groups, however.

— CalifJim

  • ESLBeginner the word "to" could be omitted in oral English?
  • Yes, in the specific cases you mentioned as examples.
  • This only happens in specific word groups, however.
  • You cannot just omit "to" in any situation.
  • CJ
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ESLBeginnerthe word "to" could be omitted in oral English?
Yes, in the specific cases you mentioned as examples. This only happens in specific word groups, however. You cannot just omit "to" in any situation.

CJ
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