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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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'A chair to sit on' vs 'A chair to sit'
What's the difference between those two sentences?
It's too hard to distinguish whether should I use preposition after 'to+verb', when the verb is intransitive verb.
It's too hard to distinguish whether should I use preposition after 'to+verb', when the verb is intransitive verb.
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Those are phrases, not sentences. It's better to consider complete sentences.. eg Mary needs a chair to sit on , Sounds OK but wordy.
- Those are phrases, not sentences.
- It's better to consider complete sentences..
- eg Mary needs a chair to sit on , Sounds OK but wordy.
- eg Mary needs a chair to sit.
- It's hard to think of a context in which it would sound good to say this.
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Those are phrases, not sentences.
It's better to consider complete sentences..
eg Mary needs a chair to sit on, Sounds OK but wordy.
eg Mary needs a chair to sit. Sounds odd.It's hard to think of a context in which it would sou
It's better to consider complete sentences..
eg Mary needs a chair to sit on, Sounds OK but wordy.
eg Mary needs a chair to sit. Sounds odd.It's hard to think of a context in which it would sou
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We don't "sit a chair". We "sit on a chair". Therefore, you need "a chair to sit on".
Similarly,
We don't "listen music". We "listen to music. Therefore, it's "music to listen to".
We don't "rely a person". We "rely on a person". Therefore, it's "a person to rely on".
We don't "talk something". We "talk about somethi
Similarly,
We don't "listen music". We "listen to music. Therefore, it's "music to listen to".
We don't "rely a person". We "rely on a person". Therefore, it's "a person to rely on".
We don't "talk something". We "talk about somethi
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