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- word difference - to versus in order to - English Language Learners . . .
in order to communicates purpose or intent rather than timing You can simply use to instead, and your sentence will be correct, but in order to makes explicit the actor's reasoning for performing the first action
- prepositions - Pay someone or Pay to someone? - English Language . . .
The government should pay (to) his employees for not letting them leave the country Should we use "to" after "pay" or not? Does the verb "pay" require the preposition "to" after itself?
- Whats the difference between go, go to, and go to the?
You are correct to omit an article with home, and to include one with airport The word school is a bit trickier, but it's not too hard to figure out once you realize that the word school can refer to two things: the instititution, and the building If you were at home, on your way out, and you announced: I'm going to school that would mean that you're going to the school building for the
- To the extent that means if or when?
Here's the explanation of to the extent of in Cambridge Dictionary: to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results This meaning makes perfect sense in the following example sen
- Difference between Its fine with me and its fine to me?
It looks like fine to me is absolutely incorrect Where did you read this sentence? It's fine with me is perfectly correct English, and a common expression It's fine to me is also perfectly good English The American who told you that It's fine to me is "wrong" simply does not understand her own language!
- prepositions - Difference between with and to - English Language . . .
"With" and "to" are very important prepositions in the English language I know the usage of both prepositions but some points I become stuck with when should I use which prepos
- Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing
In which way can the verb 'allow' be used? There is always some confusion and apparently it's often intuitively used wrongly Which form corresponds to correct English, eventually depending on cont
- infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English . . .
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to" "to help" isn't yet a modal verb but the drop of "to" might be a first step to changing the status of this verb Have a look at "need" It can be used as a full verb and as a modal verb Today it is
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