Recherche parmi différents professeurs en Anglais…
Robson Leonel Branco
When I say: Emily's effort was vital to make all those things to happen or Emily's effort was vital to make all those things happen.
Can I ommit "to" our "use "to" whenever I want? Will the sense be changed?
17 nov. 2023 13:52
Réponses · 13
1
You need the first "to" in "to make", but "to happen" should just be "happen." You need to use the base verb after modal verbs like "make" or "let", not the full infinitive with "to."
17 novembre 2023
1
Modals and a few other verbs take a bare infinitive without "to":
"May I dance?"
"Let me speak"
"Make it happen"
"See him run" or "watch him run"
"Hear her sing" or "listen to her sing"
Other verbs need "to":
"Permit me to dance"
"Allow me to speak"
"Do you want it to happen?"
"Encourage him to run."
"She hopes to sing"
Unfortunately, you have no choice. You have to do it that way. There are only a handful of verbs that don't take "to", so it's not hard to remember them.
18 novembre 2023
When you use “to + infinitive” with “make”, it has a different meaning. For example, if I say “I made cookies to give to the children”, it means “giving to the children” is the reason why I made the cookies.
18 novembre 2023
Vous n'avez pas encore trouvé vos réponses ?
Écrivez vos questions et profitez de l'aide des locuteurs natifs !
Robson Leonel Branco
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Portugais
Langue étudiée
Anglais
Articles qui pourraient te plaire

🎃 October Traditions: Halloween, Holidays, and Learning Portuguese
14 j'aime · 0 Commentaires

The Curious World of Silent Letters in English
12 j'aime · 4 Commentaires

5 Polite Ways to Say “No” at Work
19 j'aime · 3 Commentaires
Plus d'articles