Using present and past tense in the same sentence
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So I have been trying to figure out the grammar behind the following sentences but have failed to find anything that satisfies me on why it’s correct or acceptable. maybe someone here could shine some light.
“Who helped you raise your dog?”
“My mom helped me raise my dog.”
“What do you think happened to him?” or
“What do you think went wrong?”
for the first two, is it just so common to say it this way that we as native speakers don’t use the word “to” in front of raise?
no idea about the second sentence.
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So I have been trying to figure out the grammar behind the following sentences but have failed to find anything that satisfies me on why it’s correct or acceptable. maybe someone here could shine some light.
“Who helped you raise your dog?”
“My mom helped me raise my dog.”
“What do you think happened to him?” or
“What do you think went wrong?”
for the first two, is it just so common to say it this way that we as native speakers don’t use the word “to” in front of raise?
no idea about the second sentence.
grammar
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The infinitive is not required in the case of help. HTH.
– Kris
22 hours ago
All your sentences are idiomatic. Strictly speaking it should be 'help someone to do something', but it's perfectly acceptable to omit the 'to'. I assume your title refers to the last two sentences, but there is no problem at all. The thinking is happening now about a past event.
– Kate Bunting
22 hours ago
The catenative verb "help" can take a to infinitival or a bare infinitival as complement. -- for many speakers it's a free choice between the two. Your other two examples are perfectly natural.
– BillJ
20 hours ago
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So I have been trying to figure out the grammar behind the following sentences but have failed to find anything that satisfies me on why it’s correct or acceptable. maybe someone here could shine some light.
“Who helped you raise your dog?”
“My mom helped me raise my dog.”
“What do you think happened to him?” or
“What do you think went wrong?”
for the first two, is it just so common to say it this way that we as native speakers don’t use the word “to” in front of raise?
no idea about the second sentence.
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So I have been trying to figure out the grammar behind the following sentences but have failed to find anything that satisfies me on why it’s correct or acceptable. maybe someone here could shine some light.
“Who helped you raise your dog?”
“My mom helped me raise my dog.”
“What do you think happened to him?” or
“What do you think went wrong?”
for the first two, is it just so common to say it this way that we as native speakers don’t use the word “to” in front of raise?
no idea about the second sentence.
grammar
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The infinitive is not required in the case of help. HTH.
– Kris
22 hours ago
All your sentences are idiomatic. Strictly speaking it should be 'help someone to do something', but it's perfectly acceptable to omit the 'to'. I assume your title refers to the last two sentences, but there is no problem at all. The thinking is happening now about a past event.
– Kate Bunting
22 hours ago
The catenative verb "help" can take a to infinitival or a bare infinitival as complement. -- for many speakers it's a free choice between the two. Your other two examples are perfectly natural.
– BillJ
20 hours ago
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The infinitive is not required in the case of help. HTH.
– Kris
22 hours ago
All your sentences are idiomatic. Strictly speaking it should be 'help someone to do something', but it's perfectly acceptable to omit the 'to'. I assume your title refers to the last two sentences, but there is no problem at all. The thinking is happening now about a past event.
– Kate Bunting
22 hours ago
The catenative verb "help" can take a to infinitival or a bare infinitival as complement. -- for many speakers it's a free choice between the two. Your other two examples are perfectly natural.
– BillJ
20 hours ago
The infinitive is not required in the case of help. HTH.
– Kris
22 hours ago
The infinitive is not required in the case of help. HTH.
– Kris
22 hours ago
All your sentences are idiomatic. Strictly speaking it should be 'help someone to do something', but it's perfectly acceptable to omit the 'to'. I assume your title refers to the last two sentences, but there is no problem at all. The thinking is happening now about a past event.
– Kate Bunting
22 hours ago
All your sentences are idiomatic. Strictly speaking it should be 'help someone to do something', but it's perfectly acceptable to omit the 'to'. I assume your title refers to the last two sentences, but there is no problem at all. The thinking is happening now about a past event.
– Kate Bunting
22 hours ago
The catenative verb "help" can take a to infinitival or a bare infinitival as complement. -- for many speakers it's a free choice between the two. Your other two examples are perfectly natural.
– BillJ
20 hours ago
The catenative verb "help" can take a to infinitival or a bare infinitival as complement. -- for many speakers it's a free choice between the two. Your other two examples are perfectly natural.
– BillJ
20 hours ago
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The infinitive is not required in the case of help. HTH.
– Kris
22 hours ago
All your sentences are idiomatic. Strictly speaking it should be 'help someone to do something', but it's perfectly acceptable to omit the 'to'. I assume your title refers to the last two sentences, but there is no problem at all. The thinking is happening now about a past event.
– Kate Bunting
22 hours ago
The catenative verb "help" can take a to infinitival or a bare infinitival as complement. -- for many speakers it's a free choice between the two. Your other two examples are perfectly natural.
– BillJ
20 hours ago