Why do human virtual alone among all animal species display distinct right handedness? Not even our closest relative among the apes posses such decided lateral asymmetry, as psychologist call it. Yet about 90 percent of every human population that has ever lived appears to have been right handed, Professor Turner at Dhaka University has studied the research literature on left handedness and found that handedness goes with lopsidedness. So nine out of ten people are right- handed and eight are right footed. Research has left -handedness tends to run in families, neither left nor right hardens will automatically products off spring with same handedness
The meaning of the word literature in the fifth sentence is—
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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. |
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