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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Question about sentences

Dear all,

Kindly tell me which of the following expressions are correct.

1) You must have a reason so as to like study English.

2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English.

3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.


Thank you.

  

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cat navy 425 1) You must have a reason so as to like study English. 2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English. 3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.

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  • cat navy 425 1) You must have a reason so as to like study English.
  • 2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English.
  • 3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.
  • "to like study English" in (1) is ungrammatical.
  • The phrasing "a reason so as to ~" is awkward or unnecessary at best.
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cat navy 4251) You must have a reason so as to like study English.
2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English.
3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.

"to like study English" in (1) is ungrammatical.

The phrasing "a reason so as to ~" is awkward or unnecessary at best. We just say "a reason to ~":

2a) Y

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