Can I omit repetitive preposition such as "to" in this sentence?

Is it okay to omit repetitive preposition such as "to" in the presented sentence , as well as leaving out repetitive subject(he or she, they, certain person's name)?

"They were waiting in the deck to receive draft beer as well as to see spectacle firework."

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Originally Posted by eggcracker

Is it okay to omit repetitive preposition such as "to" in the presented sentence , as well as leaving out repetitive subject(he or she, they, certain person's name)?

"They were waiting in the deck to receive draft beer as well as to see spectacle firework."

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You can't omit the "to" you put in bold, no.

Note: we wait "on deck" or "on the deck", not "in". We don't say "spectacle firework" either. We simply watch/see fireworks or a firework display.

The whole sentence is rather unnatural.

"They were on deck, waiting for a draft beer and a firework display."

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And perhaps he/she meant "spectacular fireworks".

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Originally Posted by billmcd

Perhaps he/she meant "spectacular fireworks".

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That's a good point.

I would have thought it's a fireworks spectacle, and that she can omit "to" there, but cannot naturally use "receive" for beer. Receive is a Latin/French word, and only means to get it into your hands, without drinking it. Why not use "get" or another more explicit word?

I agree that 'to' can be omitted. The main problem I see is the unnecessary "as well as" instead of 'and'. But it's hard to be dogmatic about what can be omitted when, really, the whole sentence needs re-writing.