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Rizan Malik Posted 6 years ago
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Some tips to help with homesickness

1) Some tips to help with homesickness.

Q1) Is the underlined clause a relative-infinitival? (some tips that can help with homesickness)

Q2) Can I replace the to-infinitive with for+ving? (Some tips for helping with homesickness)

  

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Rizan Malik 1) Some tips to help with homesickness . Q1) Is the underlined clause a relative-infinitival ? ( some tips that can help with homesickness ) Yes.

  • Rizan Malik 1) Some tips to help with homesickness .
  • Q1) Is the underlined clause a relative-infinitival ?
  • ( some tips that can help with homesickness ) Yes.
  • Q2) Can I replace the to-infinitive with for+ving ?
  • ( Some tips for helping with homesickness ) Yes, but it sounds less natural than the version with the infinitive.
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Rizan Malik

1) Some tips to help with homesickness.
Q1) Is the underlined clause a relative-infinitival? (some tips that can help with homesickness) Yes.
Q2) Can I replace the to-infinitive with for+ving? (Some tips for helping with homesickness)

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