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tmorgan
 
Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 01:45 pm
I/You can rest now.
He/she/It can play here.
We/You/they can come in now.
? The verb that comes after can does not take to.
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Candlelight8
 
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Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 02:14 pm
@tmorgan,
The separation of pronouns which can be used in the given sentence but I am not seeing the context so I'm not sure what you mean. Explain the 4th line.
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contrex
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Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 03:36 pm
@tmorgan,
tmorgan wrote:
? The verb that comes after can does not take to.

The verb following 'can' must be in the 2nd person singular, not the infinitive 'to' form.

tmorgan
 
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Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 03:42 pm
@contrex,
Hi thanks for your reply but it still doesn't make sense to me.
the second person is He/she/it ok
but I don't understand the infinitive to form.
Can you simplify for me with an example by giving me an incorrect sentence using the infinitive to form.
tmorgan
 
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Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 03:56 pm
@tmorgan,
The verb that comes after can does not take to.

One reply stated that his means
The verb following 'can' must be in the 2nd person singular, not the infinitive 'to' form.
I still dont understand.

Can you give me an example of an incorrect sentence using the infinitive 'to' form.
Eg. Using one of the sentences in the 2nd person . He/She/it
PUNKEY
 
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Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 04:02 pm
@tmorgan,
She likes to play. (correct)

She can play. (correct)

She can to play (incorrect)

She wants to play (correct)

If you use "can" you cannot use the infinitive form (to play)
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Thu 20 Oct, 2016 04:11 pm
@tmorgan,
tmorgan wrote:

Hi thanks for your reply but it still doesn't make sense to me.
the second person is He/she/it ok
but I don't understand the infinitive to form.
Can you simplify for me with an example by giving me an incorrect sentence using the infinitive to form.


Using your examples:

I/You can to rest now.
He/she/It can to play here.
We/You/they can to come in now.
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contrex
 
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Reply Fri 21 Oct, 2016 09:05 am
@tmorgan,
tmorgan wrote:
the second person is He/she/it ok

That is the third person .
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