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Expressions for 'Can I go together with you?' | through vs to; their vs his/her; them vs him/her
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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:34 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...' Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:30 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...' Tue Feb 20, 2007 14:01 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...' Tue Feb 20, 2007 15:40 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.

Good to see you're actively posting again, by the way!
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Expression: 'Nothing gives parents more pleasure than see their...' Tue Feb 20, 2007 15:48 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 Tue Feb 20, 2007 16:16 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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