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Masanori Takaoka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

the function of "to"

No greater mistake can be made "to" than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience.

Is this "to" necessary? If so, would you tell me why?
Why not "can be made than to go too ..." ?
  

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No greater mistake can be made "to" than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience. -> Incorrect No greater mistake can be made than to go too strongly against the feelings of your audience. -> Correct No greater mistake can be made than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience.

— AlpheccaStars

  • No greater mistake can be made "to" than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience.
  • -> Incorrect No greater mistake can be made than to go too strongly against the feelings of your audience.
  • -> Correct No greater mistake can be made than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience.
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No greater mistake can be made "to" than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience. -> Incorrect
No greater mistake can be made than to go too strongly against the feelings of your audience. -> Correct
No greater mistake can be made than go too strongly against the feelings of y
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Thank you!
It helped me a lot.
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AlpheccaStarsNo greater mistake can be made than go too strongly against the feelings of your audience. -> Correct (The bare infinitive is acceptable here, but I prefer the to-infinitive.)
Hmm, that's funny, this one sounds impossible to me ...
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