"To help do" / "to help TO do" ... 1) Is there any difference in the meaning? Example: Help me to tidy up. / Help me tidy up. 2) Is there any other verb, besides "help", that can be used without "to"

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"To help do" / "to help TO do" ... 1) Is there any difference in the meaning? Example: Help me to tidy up. / Help me tidy up. 2) Is there any other verb, besides "help", that can be used without "to", I mean the same way as "help do" ? Thx)

Jul 24, 2011 3:47 AM

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1) There are no obvious differences in the meaning between these two sentences, but I think "Help me tidy up" is more common. 2) Some medal (verb), such as: must, can(could), may(might) and so on, but " ought" is an exception, we often say" ought to do sth." Causative verb : let, leave, make , keep and so on Sense Verbs: see, watch, look at, notice , observe, hear, listen to, smell, feel, find....

July 24, 2011