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- Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing
In which way can the verb 'allow' be used? There is always some confusion and apparently it's often intuitively used wrongly Which form corresponds to correct English, eventually depending on cont
- gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners . . .
Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do" I have read a book about gramma
- Departure To For - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Two senses of both "depart" and "departure" are 1) going from one place to another, and 2) leaving one job and taking another job For sense 1, it seems that "depart departure" should be follo
- Whats the difference between It is time to do something and It is . . .
But I could see a context such as "December is a special time It is a time to celebrate a great many religious holidays, it is a time to say goodbye to the past year and it is a time to welcome a new year " In that example (which I just made up), "a time" is still general, as it's not a specific instance of the many Decembers that occur over the course of years
- infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English . . .
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to" "to help" isn't yet a modal verb but the drop of "to" might be a first step to changing the status of this verb Have a look at "need" It can be used as a full verb and as a modal verb Today it is
- grammar - to do something vs. to be doing something - English . . .
I have a question about the usages of to do something and to be doing something What's the difference between them? Example: To do something: quot;This is a really big moment for us and for the t
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- Whats the difference between go, go to, and go to the?
You are correct to omit an article with home, and to include one with airport The word school is a bit trickier, but it's not too hard to figure out once you realize that the word school can refer to two things: the instititution, and the building If you were at home, on your way out, and you announced: I'm going to school that would mean that you're going to the school building for the
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