Name: Verb + TO vs Verb + SO | Advanced Grammar Lesson
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To-infinitive

Do you hope to come to the party this weekend?

Do you hope that Dad will come to the party, too?

Well, sometimes it's so and sometimes it's to.

Mum, English isn't playing by the rules again.

Welcome to this episode of Aussie English.

I'm your host, Pete, and I've spent the last six years helping thousands of students just like you take their English to the next level.

In today's episode, I'm going to help you master the use of to and so after certain verbs once and for all.

I know this is a massive headache for students, but learning to do so is going to make you sound so much more natural when speaking English.

Before we get into it, guys, don't forget to grab today's worksheet.

You'll be able to download it, print it out, follow along as you complete this lesson, see all the phrases, all the vocab, everything like that.

And you'll also get access to all of the future lessons sent straight to your email inbox.

We use so after certain verbs when we want to replace the object clause in the sentence.

In layman's terms, this is the thing that the verb is acting on.

So, the phrase that comes after the verb.

For example, do you hope that dad comes to the party?

So, we're using so in order to not have to say, yes, I hope that dad comes to the party after the person has already said that phrase.

So, again, we're using so instead of repeating it'll rain tomorrow.

Instead, you can just say, yes, I expect so.

So, some common verbs and example sentences for each one of them.

So, here are a list of common verbs that will have so after them.

And I'll also give you an example sentence for each of them.

Are they coming to the birthday party, too?

You may sometimes hear so dropped after some verbs.

For example, I guess, I imagine, I reckon, I suppose.

Now, because I know how much of a clever little English learner you are, I think you noticed that some of the previous phrases didn't have object clauses in them.

However, if I were to create phrases using that verb that pairs with so, I would use an object clause.

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