wotcha
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2010
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
- Current Location
- South Korea
I've learned that 'to' can be omitted when it is used as a complement of a be verb in sentences that are initiated by 'what S + V ', 'All S + V' and 'The only thing S + V ' clauses. For example
1. What I want is back to school
2. What I want is to go back to school
3. What I want is going back to school.
All three sentence are grammatically correct. - Is that right?
Also,
4. All you need is study hard.
5. The only thing you need is be independent.
Are the sentence 4 and 5 grammatically acceptable?
Thanks in advance. ^_^;
1. What I want is back to school
2. What I want is to go back to school
3. What I want is going back to school.
All three sentence are grammatically correct. - Is that right?
Also,
4. All you need is study hard.
5. The only thing you need is be independent.
Are the sentence 4 and 5 grammatically acceptable?
Thanks in advance. ^_^;