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From: "Atlas" <Demf2002@hotmail.com>
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Subject: grammar: "What you need to do is give me a kiss!"--Why not giving?!
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Hi,
As I thought, two verbs can't be put together with the original form,
but why here:
What you need to do is give me a kiss!
I think it should be "is giving...".
What kind of grammar phenomenon.
Thanks!
Atlas
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