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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Please look at the sentence below
For him to accuse me is ridiculous.
My question is what purpose does "For" serve here?
Does the above sentence mean It is ridiculous of him/on his part to accuse me?
Thank you
For him to accuse me is ridiculous.
My question is what purpose does "For" serve here?
Does the above sentence mean It is ridiculous of him/on his part to accuse me?
Thank you
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Anonymous Does the above sentence mean It is ridiculous of him/on his part to accuse me? Yes, right.
- Anonymous Does the above sentence mean It is ridiculous of him/on his part to accuse me?
- Yes, right.
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AnonymousDoes the above sentence mean It is ridiculous of him/on his part to accuse me?Yes, right.
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Thank you so much sir.
But I can't apply the same understanding with the following sentences.Please look and explain to me kindly.
It isn't often that central bankers break rank and express concerns with peer behaviour publicly. For Rajan(Chairman of the Fed of india) to have done so, displays angst deeper than that visible in his speech. For Bernanke(Ex-Chairma
But I can't apply the same understanding with the following sentences.Please look and explain to me kindly.
It isn't often that central bankers break rank and express concerns with peer behaviour publicly. For Rajan(Chairman of the Fed of india) to have done so, displays angst deeper than that visible in his speech. For Bernanke(Ex-Chairma
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For Rajan (Chairman of the Fed of India) to have done so displays angst deeper than that visible in his speech. = That Rajan did so displays angst...
For Bernanke (Ex-Chairman of the Fed of The USA) to confront him with a contrived rebuttal only highlights the reasons for Rajan's angst to begin with. = That Bernanke confron
For Bernanke (Ex-Chairman of the Fed of The USA) to confront him with a contrived rebuttal only highlights the reasons for Rajan's angst to begin with. = That Bernanke confron
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