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Hello.I have read in the "Collins Cobuild Student's Grammar" that "start" and "bother" can be followed by a "to-" infinitive clause or an "-ing" clause, with little difference in meaning.I would be grateful if anyone could give me more help...

Grammar is a descriptive process. Linguists look at a language and describe how it works.However some Linguists describe things differently to others. The end result is usually the same, but the way they organise it, and what all the parts are call varies.eg some Linguists say pronouns are a...

Hello, Twinkletoes.No, that's not what I'm saying. "things to do" is the direct object of "have", the main verb of the sentence. "To do" would be a clause (a non-finite one) even if "things" weren't there or if it had some other type of...

--------- infinitive clause: a type of non-finite clause, with the verb in the infinitive. Infinitive clauses may or may not contain the infinitive marker to. A subject may or may not be present; the subject of an infinitive clause may be realized as a noun phrase or as a prepositional...

Annvan wrote:"Spend" (time) takes the -ing form. From 'Advanced Grammar in Use' (M.Hewings, p. 192, new edition): "We can also use "it" + "take" + object + to-infinitive clause when we say what is or was needed in a particular activity; for example, the time, resources or...

"Spend" (time) takes the -ing form. From 'Advanced Grammar in Use' (M.Hewings, p. 192, new edition): "We can also use "it" + "take" + object + to-infinitive clause when we say what is or was needed in a particular activity; for example, the time, resources or characteristics needed... - It took...

According to A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, the subordinator rather than is followed by a bare infinitive clause when the matrix clause expresses the subject's preference. For example, He paid the fine rather than appeal to a higher court. Rather than is generally best...

Hello again, Paco. Sorry my answer to your question was not what you were looking for. Your question was “could you give me any other types of sentences where 'a bare infinitive clause with a subject' is used?” Even when they were not the type of examples you were expecting, I posted, precisely,...

Paco2004 wrote: For example, could you give me any other types of sentences where 'a bare infinitive clause with a subject' is used? Hello, Paco. Here are some more sentences that contain a bare infinitive with subject: "My mother makes me do my homework right after tea." "I heard Tom...

Hello Everyone Thank you for the comments. The phrase <rather than someone do it> is new also to me. I found this in the grammar textbook 'A Comunicative Grammar of English' published from Longman and authored by Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartvik. Svartvik, though he is a Swede, is one of...