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wowenglish1

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I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2".
1. Losing weight is hard.
2. Losing weight is hard to do.

If there is no difference, what is the meaning of "to do" in 2?
 

Anglika

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#1 is an ellipsis of #2.

"to do" is understood but omitted.
 
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