Monday, March 18, 2019

grammar - To use "to" or not to?









You like to read books.



You like reading books.




The second second sentence seems to be better than the first. Why is that?



Now consider the following two sentences.





He likes to read books.



He likes reading books.




Here they seem to be equivalent and nothing seems wrong with either of them. Neither seems better than the other?



Why does the use of "to" in the first set seem less natural?

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