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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Agree on

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I m used to see "agree on" ,here it is agreeing a deal,why not is it "agreeing on a deal"?
Zhang said China was pursuing "a constructive and a positive role" in negotiations aimed at agreeing a deal in Copenhagen
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Hi, I m used to see "agree on" ,here it is agreeing a deal,why not is it "agreeing on a deal"? Zhang said China was pursuing "a constructive and a positive role" in negotiations aimed at agreeing a deal in Copenhagen Like you, I usually see 'on', or sometimes other prepositions like 'to' or 'about' or 'over'. But not always.

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  • Hi, I m used to see "agree on" ,here it is agreeing a deal,why not is it "agreeing on a deal"?
  • Zhang said China was pursuing "a constructive and a positive role" in negotiations aimed at agreeing a deal in Copenhagen Like you, I usually see 'on', or sometimes other prepositions like 'to' or 'about' or 'over'.
  • But not always.
  • My dictionary lists 'agree' as both intransitive and transitive.
  • When transitive, it has the meaning 'consent to / approve of.
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Hi,

I m used to see "agree on" ,here it is agreeing a deal,why not is it "agreeing on a deal"?
Zhang said China was pursuing "a constructive and a positive role" in negotiations aimed at agreeing a deal in Copenhagen

Like you, I usually see 'on', or sometimes other prepositions like 'to' or 'about' or 'over'. But not always.

My dictionary lists 'agree' as bo
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is there any verb which is not transitive?

how does being transitive/intransitive affect meaning
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