To the extent that means if or when? Here's the explanation of to the extent of in Cambridge Dictionary: to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results This meaning makes perfect sense in the following example sen
Through or to? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange I would like to compare through and to What is their difference in meaning? Which one is (more) correct (or are both correct)? The context can be found in the two sentences below Julie went to sc
to+verb vs to+be+verb-ing - English Language Learners Stack Exchange With action verbs: I go to school in Miami [present simple] I'm going to school in Miami [present progressive as future or present situation] I'd like to go to school in Miami I'd like to be going to school in Miami Explanation: Continuous infinitive The continuous infinitive is used to express a continuing action after a verb or auxiliary which must be followed by the infinitive The
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