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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

To or not To

What is the correct grammatical rule for the inclusion, or ecclusion of the 'to' in expressions like this:

It helped him (to) amass a great fortune

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There are lots of rules but the one that applies in your sentence is that to is optional after the verb help when it's in the active voice: We helped him (to) repair his car. In the passive voice to must be used: He was helped to repair his car. CB

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  • There are lots of rules but the one that applies in your sentence is that to is optional after the verb help when it's in the active voice: We helped him (to) repair his car.
  • In the passive voice to must be used: He was helped to repair his car.
  • CB
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There are lots of rules but the one that applies in your sentence is that to is optional after the verb help when it's in the active voice:

We helped him (to) repair his car.

In the passive voice to must be used:

He was helped to repair his car.
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