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Desafinado Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
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Help is usually followed by the simple form of the verb, but can be followed by the infinitive in some cases. What are those cases? For example, which is correct. "please help me understand this" or "please help me to understand this"?
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She helps the blind cross the road. Here the person who helps in involved in the act. His uncle helped him to do his test well.
- She helps the blind cross the road.
- Here the person who helps in involved in the act.
- His uncle helped him to do his test well.
- Here his uncle helped in his preparations but did not write the test for him or assist him while he wrote it.
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She helps the blind cross the road.
Here the person who helps in involved in the act.
His uncle helped him to do his test well.
Here his uncle helped in his preparations but did not write the test for him or assist him while he wrote it.
Here the person who helps in involved in the act.
His uncle helped him to do his test well.
Here his uncle helped in his preparations but did not write the test for him or assist him while he wrote it.
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There is no difference in meaning. It's simply a matter of personal preference.
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DesafinadoHelp is usually followed by the simple form of the verb, but can be followed by the infinitive in some cases.What you call the simple form is actually an infinitive, too. It is called the bare infinitive or the plain infinitive. The infinitive with to must be used if help is in the passive voice:
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Thank you, vsuresh. I will try to remember this when using "help".
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Thank you, Cool Breeze. I understand that I need to add "to" when using "help" in the passive voice.
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Thank you, fivejedjon as always. I understand that there is no difference between adding "to" and not adding "to" when using "help".
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