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grammar: "What you need to do is give me a kiss!"--Why not giving?! Bell Sympatico
Atlas (Demf2002@hotmail.com) 2004/05/21 01:22

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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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