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beachboy

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He induced me to a mistake
He induced me to make a mistake.
Are these sentences correct? Is there a more natural way to convey the same idea?
 

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He induced me to a mistake
He induced me to make a mistake.
Are these sentences correct? Is there a more natural way to convey the same idea?
The first sounds strange without the verb.
"He caused me to make a mistake" is more common. 'Induce' is a word that most people wouldn't use much in speech. If you do use it, use it in the form of your second sentence.
"Nothing would induce me to do that!"
 
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