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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 9 years ago

is this grammatically correct?

i enjoy to go to seaside

i know that 'i enjoy going to seaside ' is correct . recently i saw a report ,it says, 'enjoy to do something ' is correct , although dictionary defines ' enjoy + ving . he said some local people in USA USE 'enjoy to do something'. THIS report was compiled by a teacher whose english is not naturally given that means that teachers have to learn english without learning he cannot speak English when he is a baby. so my question is that " in american eyes or mother tongue users eyes is this grammatically correct ? does really american local people say i enjoy to do something? two questions please answer me both?

Update:

yes i mean go to the seaside sorry omitted the

Update 2:

can you understand me well , i forgot the i typed wrong i forgot the then answer my questions please

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  • Ms. Worth
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    1) No, that is not correct

    2) I can't think of any examples of a usage "to enjoy to do sth."

    However, the language is extremely flexible, and (counting slang and careless spontaneous speech), almost anything is at least possible.

    If the expression were to be used, the listener would interpret it to be a sort of verbal confusion with "I like to do sth," which is entirely common.

    > I enjoy going to the beach.

    > I like going to the beach.

    > I like to go to the beach.

    > I enjoy visiting my family.

    > I like visiting my family.

    > I like to visit my family.

    > I enjoy sleeping late on Sunday.

    > I like sleeping late on Sunday.

    > I like to sleep late on Sunday.

    I suppose you could say "I enjoy to sleep late on Sunday," especially if it were part of a longer sentence with parallel elements -- but it would not be common. Probably it would be edited out of written material automatically.

    Ex:

    > I like to swim, I hate to sunbathe, I enjoy to collect seashells, and I LOATHE to get sand in my bathing suit.

    This might be spoken or written, I suppose, but it would be edited to read:

    > I like swimming, I hate sunbathing, I enjoy collecting seashells, and I LOATHE getting sand in my bathing suit.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    ''I enjoy going to seaside'', is not correct.

    I enjoy going to THE seaside. CORRECT.

    ''I enjoy to go to seaside'', is also wrong.

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