The verb ‘help’ can be followed by a bare infinitive clause or a to-infinitive clause. In the following examples ‘understand’ is a bare infinitive (without ‘to’), ‘to remember’ is the to-infinitive. The pronouns ‘us’ and ‘you’ are objects.
Help us understand your father‘s work.
These might help you to remember the truth.
B1 point 40 in the category of VERBS/patterns:
‘help’ + object + infinitive with or without ‘to’, with no change in meaning.
A search in iWeb for:
HELP _P to _VVI
1 HELP YOU TO GET 6902
2 HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND 4282
3 HELP YOU TO MAKE 3981
4 HELP YOU TO FIND 3957
5 HELP US TO UNDERSTAND 2238
6 HELP YOU TO CREATE 2164
7 HELP YOU TO ACHIEVE 1984
8 HELP YOU TO AVOID 1909
9 HELP YOU TO KEEP 1743
10 HELP YOU TO IDENTIFY 1702
11 HELP YOU TO DEVELOP 1628
12 HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND 1613
13 HELP YOU TO FEEL 1542
14 HELP YOU TO DETERMINE 1530
15 HELP YOU TO SEE 1469
16 HELP YOU TO IMPROVE 1421
17 HELP YOU TO STAY 1401
18 HELP YOU TO BUILD 1300
19 HELPED ME TO UNDERSTAND 1289
20 HELP YOU TO LEARN 1269
21 HELP ME TO GET 1268
22 HELP YOU TO BECOME 1244
23 HELPS YOU TO GET 1210
24 HELPED ME TO GET 1116
25 HELP YOU TO DECIDE 1050
26 HELPS YOU TO UNDERSTAND 1019
27 HELP YOU TO KNOW 1006
28 HELP YOU TO SAVE 997
29 HELP YOU TO CHOOSE 969
30 HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND 906
31 HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND 903
32 HELP YOU TO MANAGE 903
33 HELP YOU TO LOSE 815
34 HELP US TO MAKE 814
35 HELP ME TO FIND 813
36 HELPS YOU TO FIND 758
37 HELP YOU TO GAIN 743
38 HELP YOU TO TAKE 737
39 HELP YOU TO REACH 725
40 HELP YOU TO REDUCE 724
41 HELP US TO IMPROVE 697
42 HELP THEM TO GET 694
43 HELP YOU TO MAINTAIN 693
44 HELP US TO CONTINUE 685
45 HELP US TO GET 683
46 HELPS YOU TO KEEP 675
47 HELPED ME TO SEE 643
48 HELPING YOU TO GET 631
49 HELP YOU TO PREPARE 629
50 HELP YOU TO GROW 609
51 HELP YOU TO WORK 601
52 HELP US TO SEE 599
53 HELPS YOU TO MAKE 595
54 HELP THEM TO MAKE 593
55 HELPS US TO SEE 578
56 HELPS YOU TO SEE 574
57 HELP YOU TO PLAN 560
58 HELP THEM TO DEVELOP 559
59 HELP YOU TO RELAX 556
60 HELP THEM TO ACHIEVE 533
61 HELP YOU TO INCREASE 523
62 HELP US TO IDENTIFY 509
63 HELP US TO FIND 505
64 HELP US TO KEEP 494
65 HELP US TO PROVIDE 487
66 HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP 485
67 HELPS YOU TO CREATE 480
68 HELPS YOU TO FEEL 474
69 HELP US TO ACHIEVE 473
70 HELP YOU TO OVERCOME 471
71 HELPING THEM TO UNDERSTAND 465
72 HELP YOU TO REMEMBER 460
73 HELPING YOU TO MAKE 457
74 HELP THEM TO BECOME 451
75 HELPS ME TO UNDERSTAND 451
76 HELPED ME TO FIND 450
77 HELPS YOU TO STAY 450
78 HELP US TO HELP 444
79 HELP YOU TO FOCUS 440
80 HELP ME TO MAKE 438
81 HELPS ME TO GET 437
82 HELP YOU TO START 429
83 HELP THEM TO LEARN 424
84 HELP THEM TO FIND 419
85 HELPS ME TO KEEP 416
86 HELP YOU TO DISCOVER 413
87 HELPED ME TO BECOME 409
88 HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND 408
89 HELP YOU TO SOLVE 403
90 HELP THEM TO SEE 401
91 HELPS YOU TO KNOW 401
92 HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE 400
93 HELPING YOU TO FIND 398
94 HELP YOU TO LOOK 387
95 HELP YOU TO MEET 387
96 HELPS YOU TO IDENTIFY 387
97 HELP THEM TO FEEL 386
98 HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE 385
99 HELPS US TO MAKE 378
100 HELPED ME TO MAKE 375
1 HELP YOU GET 99121
2 HELP YOU FIND 66694
3 HELP YOU MAKE 47945
4 HELP YOU UNDERSTAND 33702
5 HELP YOU ACHIEVE 23787
6 HELP YOU DECIDE 19754
PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE:
That can help you decide whether or not you like the major.
Thai, Male, Level 4, Writing Class.
7 HELP YOU DETERMINE 19638
8 HELP YOU CREATE 18889
9 HELP YOU LEARN 17848
10 HELP YOU KEEP 17093
11 HELP YOU STAY 16707
12 HELP YOU BUILD 15278
13 HELP YOU AVOID 14925
14 HELP YOU SAVE 14667
15 HELP YOU IDENTIFY 13634
16 HELP YOU CHOOSE 13280
17 HELP YOU REACH 12296
18 HELP YOU PLAN 12273
19 HELP YOU MANAGE 12071
20 HELP YOU DEVELOP 12048
21 HELP YOU FEEL 11210
22 HELP THEM GET 10926
23 HELP ME GET 10649
24 HELP YOU IMPROVE 10217
25 HELP YOU PREPARE 10063
26 HELP YOU TAKE 9723
27 HELP YOU FIGURE 9361
28 HELP YOU BECOME 9332
29 HELP US UNDERSTAND 8951
30 HELP YOU NAVIGATE 8335
31 HELP YOU SEE 8304
32 HELP THEM UNDERSTAND 7734
33 HELP YOU GROW 7632
34 HELP THEM MAKE 7379
35 HELP YOU GAIN 7270
36 HELP YOU LOSE 7230
37 HELPS YOU GET 7087
38 HELPED ME GET 7024
39 HELP YOU MEET 6470
40 HELP YOU SUCCEED 6372
41 HELP US GET 6347
42 HELP THEM FIND 6340
43 HELP THEM ACHIEVE 6268
44 HELP YOU WORK 6223
45 HELP US MAKE 5752
46 HELP YOU SET 5486
47 HELP YOU MAINTAIN 5300
48 HELP YOU SELECT 5202
49 HELP YOU DISCOVER 5078
50 HELP YOU NEED 5011
51 HELP YOU MOVE 4933
52 HELP THEM LEARN 4799
53 HELP ME UNDERSTAND 4774
54 HELP YOU START 4723
55 HELP THEY NEED 4657
56 HELP THEM DEVELOP 4469
57 HELP ME FIND 4385
58 HELPS YOU FIND 4238
59 HELP YOU RELAX 4178
60 HELP YOU REMEMBER 4151
61 HELP YOU REDUCE 4030
62 HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND 4018
63 HELP YOU INCREASE 3954
64 HELP YOU FOCUS 3895
65 HELP YOU PUT 3852
66 HELP THEM GROW 3787
67 HELP YOU PICK 3748
68 HELP HIM GET 3672
69 HELP YOU KNOW 3646
70 HELP YOU SLEEP 3596
71 HELP YOU TRACK 3595
72 HELPING YOU GET 3574
73 HELP YOU OVERCOME 3526
74 HELP YOU LOCATE 3508
75 HELPING YOU FIND 3499
76 HELP US FIND 3472
77 HELPS US UNDERSTAND 3454
78 HELP YOU LOOK 3436
79 HELP YOU DEAL 3400
80 HELP YOU SOLVE 3361
81 HELP THEM BECOME 3305
82 HELP YOU DESIGN 3296
83 HELP US IMPROVE 3287
84 HELPED ME UNDERSTAND 3282
85 HELPS YOU MAKE 3243
86 HELPS YOU KEEP 3145
87 HELP US ACHIEVE 3132
88 HELP YOU COMPLETE 3122
89 HELP YOU LIVE 3121
90 HELP YOU ORGANIZE 3080
91 HELP THEM REACH 3074
92 HELP YOU ENJOY 3067
93 HELP YOU STAND 3052
94 HELP YOU MAXIMIZE 2979
95 HELP YOU RECOVER 2934
96 HELP YOU EXPLORE 2914
97 HELP YOU PAY 2859
98 HELP YOU CONNECT 2771
99 HELP THEM IMPROVE 2764
100 HELP THEM STAY 2741
A2 Vocabulary:
become, build, complete, decide, grow, improve, keep,
lose, move, pick, plan, prepare, save, set, stand