A taxi hit a lorry. A policeman spoke to the texi-driver and to the lorry driver. He also spoke to a boy, Tom, who was a witness. This is what they said.
Lorry-driver: I was driving from the airport towards Newtown. A cat ran across the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my lorry. Nobody was seriously injured but both vehicles were damaged. Taxi -driver: I was driving behind a lorry several miles form, Newtown. I was driving slowly. I could not overtake the lorry hit the lorry, and some glass cut my left hand. Tom: I was watching the traffic about a mile from the airport . A lorry was going to Newtown. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about sixty yards behind the lorry. It was going fast There were no cars going the other way then. When the lorry slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the lorry. He was looking out of the window at something My friend saw the accident, too. Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agree with tom
As a result of the accident --
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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