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Aisha77
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I am confused!
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I have seen these two sentences and I realized one has the infinitive with "to" and the other hasn�t. Are both correct? And if so, what is the difference?? Nothing has been done (except/other than) to lay the foundation. It won�t do anything (except/other than) eat. Thanks in advance to whoever can help me! Aisha ;) |
16 Feb 2019
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spinney
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I have no idea why, but for the first one, both sound correct. For the second, "to" sounds odd or just plain wrong. I suspect somebody lost the rulebook for that one. |
16 Feb 2019
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Aisha77
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Thanks so much Dale. I think I know: Nothing has been done (except/other than) to lay the foundation. It won�t do anything (except/other than) eat. The first one is a fact whilst the second is a thing (action). I broke my brain and actually is the same as in spanish. LOL Thanks again and recover yourself from the flu  Best wishes Aisha ;)
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16 Feb 2019
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