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she learned to cook and to hunt she learnt to cook and hunt she learnt cooking and hunting which one is correct? And also this sentence she learned to cook and (?)other things about the (?) forest life. should I use the here and to cook is a verb here and 'things' is a noun. Can these be used like this?
1 févr. 2019 14:49
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The first is correct for formal English but where I live you might hear the second often. I live in rural US South. Many people here especially the ones raised far from a big town.(7,000 in my case) will be more likely to us this form. Here is another example "to sell" something. I see and hear constantly "to sale" something. I see it written by people from all over my state The is used incorrectly. Everything else is ok she learned to cook and, other things about forest life.
1 février 2019
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Hello Tulay :) the first answer is correct as "learnt" is the past participle (3rd form) so you must use "has/have" or "had" before it (depending on which tense you are using). You can also say "She learned how to cook and to hunt" and this flows better. I hope this is helpful!
1 février 2019
There are slight differences between British and American English. British English uses learnt and burnt. American English uses learned and burned. Source: Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use with answers 4th edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012, p. 301
1 février 2019
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