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Grammar and Linguistics > Help with infinitives, please.
Help with infinitives, please.
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marta73
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Help with infinitives, please.
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They made me wait for the results all night long. This is correct, isn �t it? But
a. She was made to wait at the lounge for ten minutes or
b. She was made wait at the lounge for ten minutes
I think I would say a. because of the passive form, but I �m not 100% sure. What do you think? |
18 Feb 2009
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pirchy
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You are right. The first option is correct.  |
18 Feb 2009
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Vana
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I agree, the first answer is definitely correct. 
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18 Feb 2009
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malouk
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The first answer is correct because make follows the pattern
Verb + (object) - bare infinitive.
The verbs that follow this structure are usually used with to-infinitive in the passive |
18 Feb 2009
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Abbes_Z
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Hi,
i totally agree with Malouk; when there is an object between make/made and another verb, the latter should be preceded with to..
Have a good day; Malouk, Vana and Marta!!!  |
18 Feb 2009
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adina.carril
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I agree with you!!!The first option is the correct one!! Have a nice day!!!! |
18 Feb 2009
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Nebal
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Dear marta,
I agree with what was said before. Surely, it �s the first choice. it �s the paasive causative.
However, the right active one should be: My mom made me wait ( without "to" ).
Hugs,
Nebal � |
18 Feb 2009
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