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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The given statements are ungrammatical, aren’t they?

Isn’t it that the following statements are ungrammatical? (How easily my eyes got exhausted of reading the preposition to!)

The best that people could do right now is to be responsible enough to maintain proper hygiene and strive to achieve a more sensitive and healthy lifestyle. This would surely help in the control of Ebola outbreak.

If I were to revise it, it would be The best that people can do right now is to maintain proper hygiene and strive to achieve a more sensitive and healthy lifestyle. This would surely help in the control of Ebola outbreak. What do you think of my revision?
  

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Rommel Isn’t it that the following statements are ungrammatical? No, but one 'to' is unnecessary: The best that people could do right now is (to) be responsible enough to maintain proper hygiene and strive to achieve a more sensitive and healthy lifestyle. This would surely help in the control of the Ebola outbreak.

— Mister Micawber

  • Rommel Isn’t it that the following statements are ungrammatical?
  • No, but one 'to' is unnecessary: The best that people could do right now is (to) be responsible enough to maintain proper hygiene and strive to achieve a more sensitive and healthy lifestyle.
  • This would surely help in the control of the Ebola outbreak.
  • Rommel What do you think of my revision?
  • Omitting the phrase about responsibility omits what seems to me to be an important comment by the writer.
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RommelIsn’t it that the following statements are ungrammatical?
No, but one 'to' is unnecessary:

The best that people could do right now is (to) be responsible enough to maintain proper hygiene and strive to achieve a more sensitive and healthy lifestyle. This would surely help in the control of the Ebola outbreak.
Romme
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