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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
To help (no preposition? never?)
I dont understand why you say "he helped carry it" instead on putting any preposition like "he helped to carry/ on carrying"...thanks!
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thanks! All of these are correct. He helped carry it.
- thanks!
- All of these are correct.
- He helped carry it.
- He helped to carry it.
- He helped with carrying it.
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Hi,
I dont understand why you say "he helped carry it" instead on putting any preposition like "he helped to carry/ on carrying"...thanks!
All of these are correct.
He helped carry it.
He helped to carry it.
He helped with carrying it.
Clive
I dont understand why you say "he helped carry it" instead on putting any preposition like "he helped to carry/ on carrying"...thanks!
All of these are correct.
He helped carry it.
He helped to carry it.
He helped with carrying it.
Clive
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Hi!
Both are possible:
- He helped me to carry the bags.
- He helped me carry the bags.
Have a look athttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=36652&dict=CALD. When you see a word between brackets, it means it's optional:
Both are possible:
- He helped me to carry the bags.
- He helped me carry the bags.
Have a look athttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=36652&dict=CALD. When you see a word between brackets, it means it's optional:
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