Cat navy 425 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Question about sentences
Dear all,
Kindly tell me which of the following expressions are correct.
1) You must have a reason so as to like study English.
2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English.
3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.
Thank you.
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cat navy 425 1) You must have a reason so as to like study English. 2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English. 3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.
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cat navy 4251) You must have a reason so as to like study English.
2) You must have a reason so as to like to study English.
3) You must have a reason so as to like studying English.
"to like study English" in (1) is ungrammatical.
The phrasing "a reason so as to ~" is awkward or unnecessary at best. We just say "a reason to ~":
2a) Y
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