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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Put the word "to" or not
Please tell me which is correct.
What he has to do is read more books.
What he has to do is to read more books.
The best way to deal with it to give them some real help.
The best way to deal with it give them some real help.
All you have to do is watch the program.
All you have to do is to watch the program.
What he has to do is read more books.
What he has to do is to read more books.
The best way to deal with it to give them some real help.
The best way to deal with it give them some real help.
All you have to do is watch the program.
All you have to do is to watch the program.
Top answer
These are correct: What he has to do is read more books. What he has to do is to read more books. The best way to deal with it is to give them some real help.
- These are correct: What he has to do is read more books.
- What he has to do is to read more books.
- The best way to deal with it is to give them some real help.
- The best way to deal with it is give them some real help.
- All you have to do is watch the program.
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These are correct:
What he has to do is read more books.
What he has to do is to read more books.
The best way to deal with it is to give them some real help.
The best way to deal with it is give them some real help.
All you have to do is watch the program.
All you have to do is to watch the program.
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These are correct:
What he has to do is read more books.
What he has to do is to read more books.
The best way to deal with it is to give them some real help.
The best way to deal with it is give them some real help.
All you have to do is watch the program.
All you have to do is to watch the program.
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Hi.
My sentences:
What he has to do is read more books.
What he has to do is to read more books.
For these, I think CalifJim used a term that I can't remember what that is now to describe the phenomenon (if that is a phenomenon) of not needing the word "to" there above.
Does that apply to the two pairs below too? (Your correction included.)
The
My sentences:
What he has to do is read more books.
What he has to do is to read more books.
For these, I think CalifJim used a term that I can't remember what that is now to describe the phenomenon (if that is a phenomenon) of not needing the word "to" there above.
Does that apply to the two pairs below too? (Your correction included.)
The
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"Pseudo-cleft with do" perhaps?
See
See
(The best way to deal ... is not a pseudo-cleft.)
CJ
See
See
(The best way to deal ... is not a pseudo-cleft.)
CJ
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