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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0 Guys, there are two sentences:02br
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00All my daughter wants to do is be like her mother02br
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00All my daughter wants to do is 01b00to02b00 be like her mother02br
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00which one is correct ?02br
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00Thank you0-
  

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Guys, there are two sentences:12br
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10All my daughter wants to do is be like her mother12br
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10All my daughter wants 10to do10 is 11b10to12b10 be10 like her mother12br
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10which one is correct ?12br

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0 This is a pseudo-cleft with 01i00do02i00.02br
00 If the form of 01i00do02i00 is with 01i00-ing02i00 (01i00doing02i00), the verb after the linking verb (01i00is / was02i00) must also be in the 01i00-ing02i00 form. If any other form of 01i
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CalifJimThis is a pseudo-cleft with do.
If the form of do is with -ing (doing), the verb after the linking verb (is / was) must also be in the -ing form. If any other form of do is used, the verb after the linking verb is the infinitive, with or without to.

In short, both are correct. They illustrate v
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But if we only use bare infinitive, will it violate the parallel structure?
Strictly speaking, yes. But this is not a serious violation of the principle compared to many other cases which violate parallel structure.

CJ
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Hi. Can you give me one or two examples which show the violation of parallel structure other than the one you talked about previously?
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