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[Junkomama]

Hello, teachers!

His advice inspired me to make more efforts and (to) take the examination.

Is the second "to" omissible?

With regards,
Junkomama

[lotus]

Hi Junkomama,

English learners often put a "to" in front of an infinitive (verb) unnecessarily. In this case, we want to admit the "to" and not omit it.

I would write the sentence like this:

His advice inspired me to make more effort and to take the examination.



--lotus

[Junkomama]

Hello, lotus-san.

I understand.
Thank you so much for your quick reply!!

With regards,
Junkomama