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Thanks3 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Proceed to~ and to/v ~?

"As soon as I have a headache or a cold, I proceed to behave as if I were in the grip of some fatal illness, and to wear/wear an expression of martydom..."


Q1. Which one is right, "to wear" or "wear"?

Q2. Why is one right and the other wrong?

  

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thanks3 Q2. Why is one right and the other wrong? Parse the sentence.

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  • thanks3 Q2.
  • Why is one right and the other wrong?
  • Parse the sentence.
  • Delete the first part of the predicate to make a simple main clause.
  • See what makes the most sense.
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thanks3Q2. Why is one right and the other wrong?

Parse the sentence. Delete the first part of the predicate to make a simple main clause. See what makes the most sense. Grammatically, it can go either way. The question is "which is the most natural"?

As soon as I have a headache or a cold, I proceed to behave as if I were in the grip of some
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