1) " It helps soothe the pain."
2) "It helps to soothe the pain."
Both are fine. 'help' is unusual in that it allows both the 'to' form and the plain form in its complement. CJ
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Both are fine. 'help' is unusual in that it allows both the 'to' form and the plain form in its complement.
CJ