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Grammar and Linguistics > help + noun + gerund or infinitive or v1
help + noun + gerund or infinitive or v1
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maretha trie
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help + noun + gerund or infinitive or v1
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Can you help me ( to paint / painting / paint ) my living room next weekend? Could you help me what is the appropriate one? Why? Thank you for your attention. |
2 Jun 2016
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korova-daisy
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In modern English the bare infinitive (paint) should be used after he verb help. About 40-50 years ago, you could meet the variant with to infinitive (to paint) as well.
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2 Jun 2016
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maretha trie
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thanks a bunch for your help @Korova-daisy |
2 Jun 2016
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Gi2gi
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I would say, in US English �help somebody do something � is more common, while the Brits prefer �help somebody to do something � |
2 Jun 2016
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yanogator
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Giorgi is right about that. Bruce |
2 Jun 2016
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msjam2
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Two structures are correct, that is: HELP SOMEBODY DO and HELP SOMEBODY TO DO You can say, "This Saturday I am helping my mum cook," and you can say "This Saturday I am helping my mum to cook." Help somebody DO is more common, though. |
2 Jun 2016
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almaz
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As I recall, help is one of the few verbs which can be followed by a bare infinitive (as well as the to-infinitive obviously). The others tend to be in set phrases like let go and make do etc. And if Google�s Ngram Viewer is anything to go by, there seems to be a growing preference among BrE writers for help + bare infinitive. Curiously, both AmE and BrE preferred help + to-infinitive right up to the late 1920s - which is perhaps what Julia was thinking of when she suggested that the construction is considered dated. It�s still a matter of choice, of course.
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2 Jun 2016
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alerac
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Both are correct, I tend to use more Help somebody DO sth. |
7 Jul 2016
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