Ellisa  +  498807 Thu, 10 Apr 08 06:38 AM Hi  honorable teachers! I've got a sentence- Party the night away is a nice thing to do. And the subjuect is Bare infinitive form. Could you give me another example of this kind of sentence?  For me this kind of sentence is unfamiliar.......   Thanks in advance! Ellisa Joined on Thu, Mar 13 2008 Junior Member 79

	Mister Micawber  +  498824 Thu, 10 Apr 08 07:46 AM . You should not use the bare infinitive as the subject like this. It sounds awkward to me. You should include the infinitive particle, and even then the gerund is the better choice: To party the night away is a nice thing to do. Partying the night away is a nice thing to do. On the other hand, there are some uses that seem more common to me: Stand is line is all I seem to do Work, work, work is all I have time to do. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Articles, Gerunds

	CalifJim  +  498835 Thu, 10 Apr 08 08:13 AM  The key to it is the verb do.  It's a pseudo-cleft-like construction, and it's normally in reverse order from the example given.  If do is given as an infinitive, the echo of it can be with or without to; if as an -ing, the echo must also be -ing. A nice thing to do is (to) party the night away.   A 'true' pseudo-cleft ( !? ) would be What you're doing is going off on a tangent. The reversed form with a bare infinitive is unusual. CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,405 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs, Constructions