http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantedHideHisMoney/gjplb/post.htm#549866Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:38:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549866Abil0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantedHideHisMoney/gjplb/post.htm#549866http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549866.xmlThanks Nona.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantedHideHisMoney/gjxmd/post.htm#549596Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:30:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549596nona the brit1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantedHideHisMoney/gjxmd/post.htm#549596http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549596.xmlIt&#39;s definitely an error. It has to be &#39;to hide&#39;.<br /><br />Well spotted!<img id="@@emo@@" alt="(:)) Smile" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantedHideHisMoney/gjxkq/post.htmFri, 01 Aug 2008 11:33:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549575Abil2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantedHideHisMoney/gjxkq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549575.xmlI was reading a website on English grammar. I came across a sentence which reads:&quot;The old man <strong>wanted hide</strong> his money, for he feared his children would steal it from him.&quot;<br /><br />My quesiton is, why there is no &quot;to&quot; after &quot;wanted&quot;? Would someone shed some light on it? <br />..<br /><br />Compound Sentences <br />1. Use a Comma and a Joining Word. <br />[Joining Words (coordinating conjunctions): For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So] <br /><br />The teacher lectured for over an hour, and his students slept soundly. <br />The old man <strong>wanted hide</strong> his money, for he feared his children would steal it from him. <br />The student had a test the next day, so she studied all night long. <br /><br />Pattern: Sentence, joining word sentence. <br /> Subject + Predicate, joining word Subject + Predicate. <br /><br />2. Use a Semicolon. <br /><br />The teacher lectured for over an hour; his students slept soundly. <br />The old man <strong>wanted hide</strong> his money; he feared his children would steal it from him. <br />The student studied all night long; she had a test the next day. <br /><br />Patterns: Sentence ; sentence. <br /> Subject + Predicate ; Subject + Predicate.<br /><br />ht***tp://w***w.mccd.edu/faculty/pirov/compound.htm<div style="clear:both;"></div>