About infinitive after BUT.

[hoangkha]

Hi!
Is an infinitive with or without TO used after BUT , please?

 

[Barb_D]

Could you write the sentence you have in mind?

 

[hoangkha]

There is an argument between two people.
Person 1 posted an exercise and its key as follows


-The little girl had no choice but______ ____at home.　
　A. to stay B. to staying　 C. stayed D.stay

Person 1 says: If before BUT is a verb of non-action, after BUT is a verb with TO.
Ex:
- The Taliban have no other option but to negotiate with Afghanistan's government
- I have no other choice but to trust You That's all I can do
- Does Obama Have No Other Choice but To Threaten Iran?
- I have no other choice but to close the ask box for now.
- I have no (other) choice but to leave.(en.wiktionary.org/wiki/but )
- The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
- The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part

Person 2 says: According to PEU by Micheal Swan
The verb form after BUT usually depends on what came before. Infinitives are normal without TO.

Who is correct, please?

 

[5jj]

Swan says in that article, "Infinitives with to are used after no alternative/choice/option but." You have to read the whole article, not just select one sentence.