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Felixxx Posted 13 years ago
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Worth

It is worth helping these needy students.

It is worth doing to help these needy students.

Both sound normal right?
  

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Both sound normal right? The first is okay. The second is a bit more awkward.

  • Both sound normal right?
  • The first is okay.
  • The second is a bit more awkward.
  • I'm not usually a fan of "in order to" but in this case, it might improve the sentence.
  • Its meaning is different - It is worth doing something (I don't know what it is) if doing it will help the student.
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Felixxx It is worth helping these needy students.It is worth doing to help these needy students.Both sound normal right?
The first is okay.
The second is a bit more awkward. I'm not usually a fan of "in order to" but in this case, it might improve the sentence. Its meaning is different - It is worth doing something (I don't know what it is) if doing it wil

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