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Mugen Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Question about sentence pattern5
In sentence pattern5, is it right to place 'to' before a verb?
ex) It will make you to recognize that~ / It will make you recognize that~
Or is it either right or wrong according to the condition of sentence?
ex) It will make you to recognize that~ / It will make you recognize that~
Or is it either right or wrong according to the condition of sentence?
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mugen In sentence pattern5, is it right to place 'to' before a verb? No. Not in modern English.
- mugen In sentence pattern5, is it right to place 'to' before a verb?
- No.
- Not in modern English.
- It used to be a pattern 500 or more years ago.
- You find such constructions in the King James Bible, circa 1600.
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mugenIn sentence pattern5, is it right to place 'to' before a verb?No. Not in modern English. It used to be a pattern 500 or more years ago.
You find such constructions in the King James Bible, circa 1600.
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mugenThank you! in James Bible .. It's very funnyI really was serious! Here is the example that I remember. Notice the old verb forms:
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the
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