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Old 12-Sep-2006, 14:40
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Default Re: absence makes the heart grow fonder
Hi hat123
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The verb make is used as a "causative verb" in your sentence. Make someone/something do (something) means "force or cause someone/something to do (something)". As you can see, after using the words cause or force, you need the "to infinitive". But when make is used as a causative, it is used in combination with a "bare infinitive".
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make + someone/something + bare infinitive
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So, in your original sentence, grow is a bare infinitive.
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Last edited by Philly; 12-Sep-2006 at 14:44. Reason: typo
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