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Can I just say "They're testing if she's a bad nut" without "to see" in the middle?

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Rebecca

Yes, you can remove "to see" here and just say "they're testing if she's a bad nut" and it would be grammatically correct. However, the sentence sounds a little more natural with "to see" included, because "to see" is often used after the word "testing" in a sentence. Ex: I'm testing to see whether this method of cooking works. Ex: They're testing her blood to see if she has any problems.

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