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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
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please check If this sentence is correct?
My father and his two brothers have only *to* get together to bring the house down.
I find this *to* inappropriate; is it?
I find this *to* inappropriate; is it?
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It looks fine to me. Why don't you like it?
- It looks fine to me.
- Why don't you like it?
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This to should not be used according to me...shouldn't it be "have got together"; why is "to" used at all?
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'Have' is not part of a present perfect in your sentence. 'Have only to' is an idiomatic expression -
I have only to only to sit down and the doorbell rings.
The idea is that whenever the first thing, however trivial, happens, then the second thing happens.
I have only to only to sit down and the doorbell rings.
The idea is that whenever the first thing, however trivial, happens, then the second thing happens.
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