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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
with or without to
Which verb consider as "to-infinitive or bare infinitive"?
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He asked me to clean the car. In the above sentence, "to clean" is a to-infinitive or a full infinitive. He helped me clean the car.
- He asked me to clean the car.
- In the above sentence, "to clean" is a to-infinitive or a full infinitive.
- He helped me clean the car.
- In the above sentence, "clean" is a bare infinitive.
- In English, some verbs can be followed by full infinitives, some by bare infinitives and others by either.
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He asked me to clean the car.
In the above sentence, "to clean" is a to-infinitive or a full infinitive.
He helped me clean the car.
In the above sentence, "clean" is a bare infinitive.
In English, some verbs can be followed by full infinitives, some by bare infinitives and others by either.
In the above sentence, "to clean" is a to-infinitive or a full infinitive.
He helped me clean the car.
In the above sentence, "clean" is a bare infinitive.
In English, some verbs can be followed by full infinitives, some by bare infinitives and others by either.
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Thank you.
Do you consider the following sentence wrong if I drop "to" : He asked me to clean the car.
Do you consider the following sentence wrong if I drop "to" : He asked me to clean the car.
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