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I eat bread and drink milk. Hi everyone! I would like if it's possible and common to omit the subject and the "to" in the sentences below. Which version do you prefer? Does it depend on the context (formal/informal)? Thanks! 1) a) I drink milk and eat bread for breakfast. b) I drink milk and I eat bread for breakfast. 2) a) I like to eat bread and drink milk for breakfast. b) I like to eat bread and to drink milk for breakfast. 3) a) I like to go to the movies and to the park. b) I like to go to the movies and go to the park. Thanks! :)
2016년 6월 8일 오후 2:51
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In general, you can repeat the particle "to" or not as you choose. It's mostly a question of style. I think most people would omit it in your examples, which are short, but it can help re-orient the reader in extended sentences, e.g. "For breakfast, I like to eat bread, which I find very sustaining for the day ahead, and to drink milk". (Notice I moved the "for breakfast". That's because a prepositional clause like that is inherently ambiguous with conjunctions, and it's not always clear whether it would apply to the first arm of the conjunction or not. My relative clause interrupts the flow and makes it more likely for the reader to assume a terminal "for breakfast" only applies to the drinking of milk, so I moved it to the front. )
2016년 6월 8일
The following sound natural to me, although where I give 2 answers the situations might be slightly different: 1 (a) 2 (a) and (b) 3 (a) and (b)
2016년 6월 8일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!
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