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JesterLegacy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

1)I can't do anything but study.
2)I can't do anything but studying.
  

Top answer

JesterLegacy )I can't do anything but study. Correct. JesterLegacy 2)I can't do anything but studying.

— AlpheccaStars

  • JesterLegacy )I can't do anything but study.
  • Correct.
  • JesterLegacy 2)I can't do anything but studying.
  • Incorrect.
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JesterLegacy)I can't do anything but study.
Correct.
JesterLegacy2)I can't do anything but studying.
Incorrect.
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AlpheccaStarsJesterLegacy)I can't do anything but study.Correct.
AlpheccaStarsJesterLegacy2)I can't do anything but studying.Incorrect
Ma'am ..
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LaboriousMa'am .. , can I ask you a few things about those sentences here, or do I start a new thread, please?
If the additional comments or questions are relevant to the post, please continue the thread. If you have an unrelated subject, post a new thread.
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OK then I'm going to continue the thread, because the questions I have are, indeed, related to the subject.

I can't do anything, but study.

- That means that the person (the speaker) can't do anything, except for study.

- If we were to write that in an expanded (for the lack of a better term for it) manner, then which would be
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I can't do anything, but study.

A verb (base form) must be used to complete the sentence. But is a conjunction meaning except here. The conjunction joins the verb "do" following the modal "can."

I can't do anything except / but (I can) study.

See entry #2
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