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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Negative infinitive with help
Is it correct to use a negative infinitive with the verb help, as in the case of "He helped me not to waste time" or "He helped me not waste time"?
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From a syntactic and semantic point of view, I would say these: He showed me how not to waste time, He taught me how to save time.
- From a syntactic and semantic point of view, I would say these: He showed me how not to waste time, He taught me how to save time.
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From a syntactic and semantic point of view, I would say these:
He showed me how not to waste time,
He taught me how to save time.
He showed me how not to waste time,
He taught me how to save time.
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