If we do this: to plant a tree or two, when we cut one down.
If we do this: to plant a tree or two, when we cut one down.
For example, to teach our people to not dirty our planet.
That´s not logical spending on guns, while our country don´t have to education.
- In reality, you need to God.
1 Answer
Great questions.
On the first two sentences, I would omit the word 'to' before the verbs as they both call for the imperative rather than the infinitive.
[original] If we do this: to plant a tree or two, when we cut one down.
[revised] If we do this: plant a tree or two, when we cut one down.
The same for the second sentence, the word 'to' can be omitted before 'teach'.
[original] For example, to teach our people to not dirty our planet.
[revised] For example, teach our people to not dirty our planet.
The third sentence is more difficult.
[original] That´s not logical spending on guns, while our country don´t have to education.
There appear to be two main problems with this one.
- The comma should probably be after 'logical'.
- The second part of the sentence should be changed a little, such as:
That's not logical, spending on guns while our country has no [or little or poor] education.
or
That's not logical, spending on guns while our country does not [doesn't] have good education.
The contraction "don't" (short for 'do not') used in the original sentence is usually used as a command, such as "Don't forget to write" or "Don't go there."
"Education" is a noun, so it requires an adjective to describe the 'education'. You could also use the verb form "educate" but you would have to have add a subject. For example,
That's not logical, spending on guns while our country does not educate the children.
I believe the fourth sentence also contains an unneeded "to".
[original] In reality, you need to God.
[revised] In reality, you need God.
I hope this helps.
Su inglés es mejor que mi español.
