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	maverick88  #56756  Mon, 22 Nov 04 04:02 PM Can someone explain me what is the proper form and why\the rules of it: "I will help you solve these problems" "I will help you to solve these problems" Thanx    maverick88 Joined on Mon, Nov 22 2004 Israel Regular Member (695) An English learner

	MrPedantic  #56771  Mon, 22 Nov 04 05:02 PM Hello Maverick I will help you solve these problems = 'help' + bare infinitive. I will help you to solve these problems = 'help' + to-infinitive. Both are fine - the verb 'to help' can take either the 'bare' infinitive or the 'to-infinitive'. MrP    MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member (12,047) ...opella forensis / adducit febris...
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	maverick88  #56790  Mon, 22 Nov 04 05:47 PM If it's connected to gerunds\infinitives then: am I allowed to use the bare infinitive for both of them?    maverick88
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	MrPedantic  #56856  Tue, 23 Nov 04 12:05 AM Hello Maverick You can use the bare infinitive instead of the to-infinitive with 'help'. I'm not sure I understand the reference to gerunds - can you give an example? MrP    MrPedantic
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	maverick88  #56908  Tue, 23 Nov 04 04:39 AM I will help solve\I will stop solve\I will \I love solve(o_O) problems Maybe it matters    maverick88

	MrPedantic  #56984  Tue, 23 Nov 04 01:35 PM I'm sorry, Maverick, I misunderstood. You use the bare infinitive/to-infinitive after 'help'. With other verbs, you use other constructions: 'I will solve the problem.' 'I love to solve problems.' Is this what you were asking? MrP    MrPedantic
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	maverick88  #57461  Thu, 25 Nov 04 06:57 PM What I was asking is when can I use bare inf. and when (simple) inf. (I mean the rules of using it properly)    maverick88

	MrPedantic  #57491  Thu, 25 Nov 04 11:07 PM Hello Maverick Do you mean: when can I use bare inf. and when (simple) inf. with 'help'? Or do you mean with verbs other than help? MrP    MrPedantic
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	CalifJim  #57495  Fri, 26 Nov 04 12:21 AM Each verb has its own rule about what can follow. Try here. Try here. Try here. Try here. Try here.    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (16,931) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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