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

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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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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."

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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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?
 

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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.
 
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