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| Thank you teacher . |
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| Oh, Sorry, but I mean: Everything you have to do is finding them Everything you have to do is to find them Everything you have to do is find them Can you show me the difference ? Thanks |
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| It's the "Everything" that has me stumped. Try, All you have to do is . . . . As for the last part, I'd choose "(to) find them". |
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| So what about the others, are they alright ? |
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| I don't like the first with 'finding', and I agree with Casiopea about the other two. |
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| Additionally, in that construction 'is' links two like structures. That's why 'to' occurs twice: [1] All you have to do is to find them. (to-infinitive is to-infinitive) As for [2] (see below) the second 'to' is omitted because it's redundant. That is, 'to' has already been stated in 'to do', so the speaker/writer leaves the second 'to' out. [2] All you have to do is find them. (to-infinitive is infinitive) All the best, |
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