March 30, 2020
Example Sentences: Can't Help/Couldn't Help
1) He can't help but bother Jane when he's bored.
2) I couldn't help putting this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
3) Father can't help but try to help his son avoid incarceration.
4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member.
5) I couldn't help but introduce my visionary, amenable friend to my business colleagues.
6) Carl couldn't help doing an impression of Scooby-Doo.
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2) I couldn't help clingsticking this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
2) I couldn't help sticking this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
3) FThe father can't help but try to set his son set free from incarceration.
3) The father can't help but try to set his son free from incarceration.
6) Carl couldn't help doing a takeoffn impression of Scooby-Doo.
6) Carl couldn't help doing an impression of Scooby-Doo.
March 31, 2020
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Example Sentences: Can't Help/Couldn't Help
1) He can't help but bother Jane when he's bored.
2) I couldn't help clingputting this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
2) I couldn't help putting this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
The best verb would be "stick" here, but often in English we try to avoid repeating similar words next to each other. "Stick this sticker" sounds awkward, though it's not technically wrong and some people may still say it.
3) FThe father can't help set his son set free from incarceratiprison.
3) The father can't help set his son free from prison.
Incarceration is an official word that is not often used, and it sounds awkward here.
4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member.
5) I couldn't help but introduce my visionary, amenable friend to my business colleagues.
6) Carl couldn't help doing a takeoffn impression of Scooby-Doo.
6) Carl couldn't help doing an impression of Scooby-Doo.
I think "impression" is what you mean here. Is Carl imitating Scooby-Doo? If so, "impression" is correct.
March 31, 2020
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Example Sentences: Can't Help/Couldn't Help
2) I couldn't help clingsticking this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
2) I couldn't help sticking this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
"Cling" generally only takes direct objects, like "the sticker clung to the wall."
3) Father can't help his son set free frombut try to help his son avoid incarceration.
3) Father can't help but try to help his son avoid incarceration.
This is unclear. Based on the premise of the exercise, it sounds like you mean that the father had to help his son avoid/escape prison, but it reads as if the father was unable to help his son. For this type of structure, you need either the gerund (-ing form) or the infinitive of the verb prefixed with "to."
4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member. 4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member.
This is technically correct, but absent other context sounds strange.
5) I couldn't help but introduce my visionary, amenable friend to my business colleagues.
6) Carl couldn't help doing a take-off of Scooby-Doo. 6) Carl couldn't help doing a take-off of Scooby-Doo.
March 30, 2020
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1) He can't help but bother Jane when he's bored. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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2) I couldn't help clinging this sticker from the banana onto my forehead.
2) I couldn't help "Cling" generally only takes direct objects, like "the sticker clung to the wall."
2) I couldn't help The best verb would be "stick" here, but often in English we try to avoid repeating similar words next to each other. "Stick this sticker" sounds awkward, though it's not technically wrong and some people may still say it.
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3) Father can't help his son set free from incarceration.
3) Father can't help This is unclear. Based on the premise of the exercise, it sounds like you mean that the father had to help his son avoid/escape prison, but it reads as if the father was unable to help his son. For this type of structure, you need either the gerund (-ing form) or the infinitive of the verb prefixed with "to."
3) Incarceration is an official word that is not often used, and it sounds awkward here.
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4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member. 4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member. 4) Ben can't help being disguised as a staff member. This is technically correct, but absent other context sounds strange. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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5) I couldn't help but introduce my visionary, amenable friend to my business colleagues. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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6) Carl couldn't help doing a takeoff of Scooby-Doo. 6) Carl couldn't help doing a take-off of Scooby-Doo. 6) Carl couldn't help doing a take-off of Scooby-Doo.
6) Carl couldn't help doing a I think "impression" is what you mean here. Is Carl imitating Scooby-Doo? If so, "impression" is correct.
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2) I couldn't help putting this sticker from the banana onto my forehead. |
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3) Father can't help but try to help his son avoid incarceration. |
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6) Carl couldn't help doing an impression of Scooby-Doo. |
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