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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

wanted hide his money

I was reading a website on English grammar. I came across a sentence which reads:"The old man wanted hide his money, for he feared his children would steal it from him."

My quesiton is, why there is no "to" after "wanted"? Would someone shed some light on it?
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Compound Sentences
1. Use a Comma and a Joining Word.
[Joining Words (coordinating conjunctions): For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So]

The teacher lectured for over an hour, and his students slept soundly.
The old man wanted hide his money, for he feared his children would steal it from him.
The student had a test the next day, so she studied all night long.

Pattern: Sentence, joining word sentence.
Subject + Predicate, joining word Subject + Predicate.

2. Use a Semicolon.

The teacher lectured for over an hour; his students slept soundly.
The old man wanted hide his money; he feared his children would steal it from him.
The student studied all night long; she had a test the next day.

Patterns: Sentence ; sentence.
Subject + Predicate ; Subject + Predicate.

http://www.mccd.edu/faculty/pirov/compound.htm
  

Top answer

It's definitely an error. It has to be 'to hide'. Well spotted!

  • It's definitely an error.
  • It has to be 'to hide'.
  • Well spotted!
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It's definitely an error. It has to be 'to hide'.

Well spotted!

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