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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of "to"
"The first thing we usually did was put on our headsets to talk to mission control."
In this sentence, some of my coworkers think it should be:
"The first thing we usually did was TO put on our headsets to talk to mission control."
Why is there no TO in this sentence?
In this sentence, some of my coworkers think it should be:
"The first thing we usually did was TO put on our headsets to talk to mission control."
Why is there no TO in this sentence?
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Hi, 'To' is not wrong, but itis commonly omitted in such a context. Clive
- Hi, 'To' is not wrong, but itis commonly omitted in such a context.
- Clive
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Hi,
'To' is not wrong, but itis commonly omitted in such a context.
Clive
'To' is not wrong, but itis commonly omitted in such a context.
Clive
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A pseudo-cleft with do does not require the full infinitive after the linking verb. The to is optional.
What we did was (to) watch TV.
CJ
What we did was (to) watch TV.
CJ
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