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To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:00 am  To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive
 

Hi,

Please tell me both are correct or only one is correct:

a/ My purpose is to go there.
b/ My purpose is go there.

What I wonder is:

For "Be + infinitive" (express the purpose), infinitive here is to-infinitive or bare-infinitive? Or both are correct?

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To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:36 am  To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive
 

Hi Van Khanh,
Quote:
My purpose is go there.

My purpose is going there.

My purpose is to go there is predicative.
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To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:40 am  To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive
 

Thanks,

But if I'd like to write:

My purpose is go there.

Is it correct in grammar?

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To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:55 am  To-infinitive or Bare-infinitive
 

Van Khanh wrote:
My purpose is go there.

Is it correct in grammar?

Hi Khanh

No, that is not correct.

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