In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship afloat the British built the S.S Titanic. It was so superior to anything else on the seas that it was dubbed "unsinkable" So Sure of this were the owners that they provided only twenty lifeboats and rafts, less than one half the number needed for the 2227 passengers on board. Many passengers were abroad the night it rammed an iceberg, only two days at sea and more than halfway between England and its New York destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the ghostly looking iceberg. An extinguished fire also contributed to the ship's submersion. Panic increased the number of casualties as people jumped into the Four hours after the mishap, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued the 705 survivors.
Complete the following sentence by using the most "appropriate word" given below: Decibel is the ____ of measuring sound "
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After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
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