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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
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Announce to do

The minister announced to stay at home.


1. Is the sentence above correct English?

2. What does that sentence mean?

I think the sentence implies "The minister announced people should stay at home"

Am I right?

The similar construction would be "My boss said to kill him".

  

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fire1 1. Is the sentence above correct English? No.

  • fire1 1.
  • Is the sentence above correct English?
  • No.
  • fire1 2.
  • I think the sentence implies "The minister announced people should stay at home" That is what it seems that the writer meant to say, but it does not say anything.
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fire11. Is the sentence above correct English?

No.

fire12. What does that sentence mean?I think the sentence implies "The minister announced people should stay at home"

That is what it seems that the writer meant to say, but it does not say anything.

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