sentence structure

[hatimhussain]

Hello Sir,
My question is;

I could not reach the ball to catch it.

OR

I could not reach to the ball to catch it.

which one is correct.

Thanking you

Hatim Hussain

[Neillythere]

Hi hatimhussain

As a Brit and mentor, but not a teacher:

"I could not reach the ball to catch it." This works for me.
"I could not reach to the ball to catch it." Doesn't.

Regards
NT

[hatimhussain]

Hello,

Thank you very much for your brief explanation about my query. It did help me to confirm my understanding towards the problem. I also thought in the same way.

Hatim Hussain