Waiting is very annoying, exhausting, and time -consuming. Waitin to buy books at the college store is an example of a very long and tiresome task. I need to buy books, and so does everyone else. This causes the lines to be very long. Most of the time I find myself leaning against the wall daydreaming. Sometimes I even leave this and hope to come back when the store isn't extremely busy. But that never works because everyone sh=else seems to get the same idea. So I finally realize that I just have to wait. Another experience is waiting for a ride home from school or work. My ride always seems to be the last car to pull up in the parking lot. When I am for a ride, I wonder what it would be like to win a car or if would ever make it home. Waiting in line at a fast -food restaurant is also annoying because, if it is fast ' I shouldn't have to wait. ut in But in reality it is never fast, I spend a good deal of my time to buy a burger or a chicken fry. By the time I am handed over the food, I feel hunger, or sometimes I find my appetite totally gone. Anyway, I shouldn't complain, because waiting just seems to be a part of life, so I might as well accept it.
which of the following best describes the writer's attitude to waiting?
Created: 2 years ago |
Updated: 2 years ago
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
Related Question
View More
Created: 2 years ago |
Updated: 1 month ago
Created: 2 years ago |
Updated: 2 years ago
Created: 2 years ago |
Updated: 2 years ago
Created: 2 years ago |
Updated: 2 years ago
Promotion
Download Our Mobile Apps
