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- 14-Jan-2012, 18:01 #1
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the difference What's the difference between these 2 sentences:
All I do is cry.
All I do is crying.
Why can the bare infinitive be used?
- 14-Jan-2012, 18:04 #2
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Teacher Re: the difference Only the bare infinitive is possible there. We don't say "All I do is crying".
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- 14-Jan-2012, 18:21 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: the difference Why? Is there a rule or something?
- 14-Jan-2012, 19:23 #4
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Teacher Re: the difference Please give some examples of sentences where you find "All I do is +verb +ing" to be correct. Originally Posted by allthewayanime
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