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Are these sentences correct:
1-I would hate him to win.
2-I would hate for him to win.
3-I would hate it for him to win.
1-I would hate him to win.
2-I would hate for him to win.
3-I would hate it for him to win.
FW said:Are these sentences correct:
1-I would hate him to win.
2-I would hate for him to win.
3-I would hate it for him to win.
FW said:Are these sentences correct:
1-I would hate him to win.
2-I would hate for him to win.
3-I would hate it for him to win.
FW said:I am only a beginner. One of you people should do it!
gwendolinest said:If you say 2 and 3 are correct, I won’t argue with you. (My ears hear differently, that’s all.)
But I can assure you that the construction “hate” + noun + “to” infinitive is perfectly valid. There is nothing wrong with it whatsoever.