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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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Using the infinitval or not.
Anything wrong with this, IYO?
"The weather continues cold."
And how about these?
Finding suitable accomodation continued difficult for Sarah.
Do you prefer the infinitival?
Finding suitable accomodation continued to be difficult for Sarah.
"The weather continues cold."
And how about these?
Finding suitable accomodation continued difficult for Sarah.
Do you prefer the infinitival?
Finding suitable accomodation continued to be difficult for Sarah.
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"continue" takes the infinitive in the variety of English that I speak (American English), so I would not use those examples that omit the "to be". The weather continues to be cold. Finding suitable acco mm odation s continued to be difficult for Sarah.
- "continue" takes the infinitive in the variety of English that I speak (American English), so I would not use those examples that omit the "to be".
- The weather continues to be cold.
- Finding suitable acco mm odation s continued to be difficult for Sarah.
- CJ
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"continue" takes the infinitive in the variety of English that I speak (American English), so I would not use those examples that omit the "to be".
The weather continues to be cold.
Finding suitable accommodations continued to be difficult for Sarah.
CJ
The weather continues to be cold.
Finding suitable accommodations continued to be difficult for Sarah.
CJ
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