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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...'



 
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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:34 am   Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...'
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct?

1-Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their children exhibit their hidden talents and skills.

2-Nothing gives parents more pleasure than to see their children exhibit their hidden talents and skills.

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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:30 am   Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...'
 

The second sentence is the right one, Tom:

2-Nothing gives parents more pleasure than to see their children exhibit their hidden talents and skills.
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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 13:01 pm   Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...'
 

Dear Conchita and other teachers,

how about "than seeing" instead of "than see" or "than to see"?
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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' #4 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 14:40 pm   Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...'
 

Ahmadov wrote:
Dear Conchita and other teachers,

how about "than seeing" instead of "than see" or "than to see"?


Seems perfectly okay to me, Zahir.

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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' #5 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 14:48 pm   Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...'
 

yeah

"than to see"

and

"than seeing"

are both fine.
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Hi, Conchita #6 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 15:16 pm   Hi, Conchita
 

Conchita wrote:
Good to see you're actively posting again, by the way!


Thanks Conchita, it is always my pleasure to be together with you and other old friends on this web site...
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