Use “to” with gerunds.

The verb “to” is used when you are using a verb as a gerund, which is when one verb functions as a noun or as a part of a phrase acting as noun. What happened

to the police after Luis lost his job? To sell his flat and move in with his brother became his only option.

You can also make gerund without using “to” to. For

a gerund, not using “to” is a stylistic use. For example, this version of the sentence features two gerunds (“sell” and “move”) that don’t use “to. Luis

Calderone lost his job and was short of money. Removing his flat and moving in a new one became his only options.

While some infinitives are bare infinitives

Certain verbs will never use “to” in with the infinitive: *will, would, shall, should, should, may, might, could, could and must. This also applies to had better, would rather, sooner than,.: and rather than or what.

A number of other verbs may be bare infinitives in certain uses. This seems usually occurs when certain verb relates to the action of the object of the sentence (not the subject) but not all verbs follow this. Example of such verbs include (but are not limited to): want, want, ask, do, sit, cry, go.

Infinitives use “to” and not using it: She made him cry. Then

she left him alone in the middle. (Object is doing and “to” is not used) She began

to cry. (Subject is doing the crying and “to” is used)

In English, many verbs require another word to indicate the tense

of the verb. This is the to-infinitive form of the verb (or verb phrase). In this case the expression “to” indicates the infinitive of the verb phrases in question. What are the many uses for this phrase in english?

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In English, many verbs require another word to indicate the tense

of the verb. This is the to-infinitive form of the verb (or verb phrase). In this case the expression “to” indicates the infinitive of the verb phrases in question. What are the many uses for this phrase in english?

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Why does

when I should use before I’ll take the next step to i can in that context].

I want to

sleep He want me to buy I was about to

• give up Optional After
• a verb like help To
• a sucker or when I forget

my

car key?

• Is there a way to look up car keys?

I hate shopping so what

• I’ve done (to) order a new computer over the Internet. Is “i threw it all out” a big bad idea?
• How could she have helped him if she didn’t lend him any more money? I didn’t insist on it. All the time-spinning.

Should not use after

modal verbs, including need. MUST NOT use after modal verbs

After some causative verbs (to be precise, all of them, except get : my friends get me to take the test. If

• I have no money to borrow any more books in the house, what would you do with my money?
• I’ll have a stylist cut my hair. Which one does it?
• My English teacher is asking me to do my homework in 3 days. My homework is on the same day as my exam.
• My mother made me do homework. I was made to cry
  • a lot in the film.
  • An professional player would be made to shudder by these odds.

After the object after certain verbs, such as hear, see there is no to: I saw

• him pour the medicine down the loo and I heard him laugh to himself.

With verbal idioms would rather the idioms was no to swimming than going

• to the beach.
• What do you want a man to do?

Second Explanation

According to this tool, was invest is a type of VP (Verb Phrase) : NP

  VP NP V VP NP S was V what S/NP V NP/VP NP/V/NP invest. Dependency grammars  

point to the results of many standard constituency tests to back up their stance.

For instance, topicalization, pseudoclefting, and answer ellipsis suggest that non-finite VP does, but finite VP does not, exist as a constituent:…

These

data must be compared to the results for non-finite VP:…and finished

• the work, John has (certainly), added. John has
• done it finish the work. — Topicalization What does John have to do other than general knowledge? What has
• John done? – Did your work yet? – Answer ellipsis

Physical

analysis: there is an unanswered question, though – whether or not there is a difference in style (more formal / informal, for example) between using to and not

using to in pseudoclefting?

Use “to” with gerunds.

The verb “to” is used when you are using a verb as a gerund, which is when one verb functions as a noun or as a part of a phrase acting as noun. What happened

to the police after Luis lost his job? To sell his flat and move in with his brother became his only option.

You can also make gerund without using “to” to. For

a gerund, not using “to” is a stylistic use. For example, this version of the sentence features two gerunds (“sell” and “move”) that don’t use “to. Luis

Calderone lost his job and was short of money. Removing his flat and moving in a new one became his only options.

While some infinitives are bare infinitives

Certain verbs will never use “to” in with the infinitive: *will, would, shall, should, should, may, might, could, could and must. This also applies to had better, would rather, sooner than,.: and rather than or what.

A number of other verbs may be bare infinitives in certain uses. This seems usually occurs when certain verb relates to the action of the object of the sentence (not the subject) but not all verbs follow this. Example of such verbs include (but are not limited to): want, want, ask, do, sit, cry, go.

Infinitives use “to” and not using it: She made him cry. Then

she left him alone in the middle. (Object is doing and “to” is not used) She began

to cry. (Subject is doing the crying and “to” is used)

Why does

when I should use before I’ll take the next step to i can in that context].

I want to

sleep He want me to buy I was about to

• give up Optional After
• a verb like help To
• a sucker or when I forget

my

car key?

• Is there a way to look up car keys?

I hate shopping so what

• I’ve done (to) order a new computer over the Internet. Is “i threw it all out” a big bad idea?
• How could she have helped him if she didn’t lend him any more money? I didn’t insist on it. All the time-spinning.

Should not use after

modal verbs, including need. MUST NOT use after modal verbs

After some causative verbs (to be precise, all of them, except get : my friends get me to take the test. If

• I have no money to borrow any more books in the house, what would you do with my money?
• I’ll have a stylist cut my hair. Which one does it?
• My English teacher is asking me to do my homework in 3 days. My homework is on the same day as my exam.
• My mother made me do homework. I was made to cry
  • a lot in the film.
  • An professional player would be made to shudder by these odds.

After the object after certain verbs, such as hear, see there is no to: I saw

• him pour the medicine down the loo and I heard him laugh to himself.

With verbal idioms would rather the idioms was no to swimming than going

• to the beach.
• What do you want a man to do?

Second Explanation

According to this tool, was invest is a type of VP (Verb Phrase) : NP

  VP NP V VP NP S was V what S/NP V NP/VP NP/V/NP invest. Dependency grammars  

point to the results of many standard constituency tests to back up their stance.

For instance, topicalization, pseudoclefting, and answer ellipsis suggest that non-finite VP does, but finite VP does not, exist as a constituent:…

These

data must be compared to the results for non-finite VP:…and finished

• the work, John has (certainly), added. John has
• done it finish the work. — Topicalization What does John have to do other than general knowledge? What has
• John done? – Did your work yet? – Answer ellipsis

Physical

analysis: there is an unanswered question, though – whether or not there is a difference in style (more formal / informal, for example) between using to and not

using to in pseudoclefting?

In English, many verbs require another word to indicate the tense

of the verb. This is the to-infinitive form of the verb (or verb phrase). In this case the expression “to” indicates the infinitive of the verb phrases in question. What are the many uses for this phrase in english?

Wiki Entry: See

wiki entry. Wiki Entry: See Wiki Entry.

In English, many verbs require another word to indicate the tense

of the verb. This is the to-infinitive form of the verb (or verb phrase). In this case the expression “to” indicates the infinitive of the verb phrases in question. What are the many uses for this phrase in english?

Wiki Entry: See

wiki entry. Wiki Entry: See Wiki Entry.

Use “to” with gerunds.

The verb “to” is used when you are using a verb as a gerund, which is when one verb functions as a noun or as a part of a phrase acting as noun. What happened

to the police after Luis lost his job? To sell his flat and move in with his brother became his only option.

You can also make gerund without using “to” to. For

a gerund, not using “to” is a stylistic use. For example, this version of the sentence features two gerunds (“sell” and “move”) that don’t use “to. Luis

Calderone lost his job and was short of money. Removing his flat and moving in a new one became his only options.

While some infinitives are bare infinitives

Certain verbs will never use “to” in with the infinitive: *will, would, shall, should, should, may, might, could, could and must. This also applies to had better, would rather, sooner than,.: and rather than or what.

A number of other verbs may be bare infinitives in certain uses. This seems usually occurs when certain verb relates to the action of the object of the sentence (not the subject) but not all verbs follow this. Example of such verbs include (but are not limited to): want, want, ask, do, sit, cry, go.

Infinitives use “to” and not using it: She made him cry. Then

she left him alone in the middle. (Object is doing and “to” is not used) She began

to cry. (Subject is doing the crying and “to” is used)

In English, many verbs require another word to indicate the tense

of the verb. This is the to-infinitive form of the verb (or verb phrase). In this case the expression “to” indicates the infinitive of the verb phrases in question. What are the many uses for this phrase in english?

Wiki Entry: See

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