Which sentences are correct? Thank you so much.
What I want to do is read a book. What I want to do is to read a book. What I want to do is that reading a book. What I want to do is that I want to read a book.
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The infinitive read or to read is correct, but keeping the to is optional. What I want to do is read a book. What I want to do is to read a book. What I want to do is that I want to read a book. Using the gerund reading is incorrect. Someone else asked this question in 2013 and John Lawler answered it in detail talking about ācleftingā which is a syntactical device to emphasize certain parts of the sentence. The main point of the sentence is āI want to read a bookā The reason why you would use read and not reading is because want takes an infinitive complement, and to do is also the infinitive. You have to make the verbs match.
What I want to do is to read a book is correct.
"What I want to do is to read a book ". It is very simple and easy to be understood from others mainly from beginners when you speak like that . Most of the time being a good speaker doesn't mean using difficult expressions while speaking. Being understood from others shows how good you are.
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The correct one is "what I want to do is read a book". Not "what I want to do is reading a book" and that's because "want" takes an infinitive complement. So understand this phrases more or construct your sentences better, you can book a session let's get started.
what I want to do is to read a book. Simple and correct! :)
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