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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Are they correct? only to/never to

I woke up late this morning. I ran all the way to the class room so hard /only to be late for the class./never to arrive at the class room on time.
I studied so hard for the final exam only to fail it.
I studied so hard for the final exam never to get the problems correct.

Are they correct?
  

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These are OK as amended: I woke up late this morning. I ran all the way to the class room only to be late for the class. I studied very hard for the final exam only to fail it.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are OK as amended: I woke up late this morning.
  • I ran all the way to the class room only to be late for the class.
  • I studied very hard for the final exam only to fail it.
  • The others are no good.
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These are OK as amended:

I woke up late this morning. I ran all the way to the classroom only to be late for the class.
I studied very hard for the final exam only to fail it.

The others are no good.
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