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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To-infinitive

1. Could you tell me what the difference is between the following sentences?

1A. He wants the thing to do first.
1B. He wants to do the thing first.

2. Between the above sentences, which one is included in the following sentence as a relative clause?

2A. What he wants to do first is to confirm whether the news is true.
  

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lucas21c What he wants to do first is to confirm whether the news is true. What he wants to do ___ first He wants to do the thing first. lucas21c the difference ...

  • lucas21c What he wants to do first is to confirm whether the news is true.
  • What he wants to do ___ first He wants to do the thing first.
  • lucas21c the difference ...
  • He wants the thing to do first.
  • He wants to do the thing first.
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lucas21cWhat he wants to do first is to confirm whether the news is true.
What he wants to do ___ first

He wants to do the thing first.
lucas21cthe difference ... He wants the thing to do first. ... He wants to do the thing first.
The first doesn't make much sense. The second does.

CJ

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