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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Preposition "To"
Why when we answer to a question like "Why did you eat my piece of cake?" R: Because I wanted to. I mean, why is that "to" used at the end of the sentence? is it a gramatical rule or something?
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Because I wanted to [eat your piece of cake}. This isn't the preposition to , but rather the first part of the infinitive, It's normally used in this case in AmEng.
- Because I wanted to [eat your piece of cake}.
- This isn't the preposition to , but rather the first part of the infinitive, It's normally used in this case in AmEng.
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Because I wanted to [eat your piece of cake}. This isn't the preposition to, but rather the first part of the infinitive, It's normally used in this case in AmEng.
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AnonymousBecause I wanted to.'wanted' doesn't stand alone at the end of a sentence.
If you wanted a particular thing, then the sentence ends as "because I wanted it".
If you wanted to do something, then the sentence ends as "because I wanted to".
Ending with "because I wanted" is not used.
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