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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Want or want to

Hi. Should we attach the preposition "to" at the end of this sentence?

You can do/play it if you want (to??).

I think for this, the preposition "to" isn't needed at the end.

You can have it if you want.
  

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You can omit the final to in your sentence. It isn't a preposition, though. I'm not quite sure what to call it in English.

  • You can omit the final to in your sentence.
  • It isn't a preposition, though.
  • I'm not quite sure what to call it in English.
  • Some grammarians call it the infinitive marker.
  • In some languages it is called a particle.
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You can omit the final to in your sentence. It isn't a preposition, though. I'm not quite sure what to call it in English. Some grammarians call it the infinitive marker. In some languages it is called a particle.
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