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Cho7712 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
assure
Is it correct to say,
Victory would assure them a place in the finals. ??
And if that is possible, how about saying
.....assure a place in the finals to them.
Is it also O.K. without changing the meaning of the first sentence?
Victory would assure them a place in the finals. ??
And if that is possible, how about saying
.....assure a place in the finals to them.
Is it also O.K. without changing the meaning of the first sentence?
Top answer
No.
- No.
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Thank you for the answer.
Then, what do you think about the fact that the first sentence is exemplified in the oxford dictionary?
Though I also think that this sentence looks odd, I don't know why they have this sentence in the dictionary. Is it really to be wrong to use such a sentence form?
Then, what do you think about the fact that the first sentence is exemplified in the oxford dictionary?
Though I also think that this sentence looks odd, I don't know why they have this sentence in the dictionary. Is it really to be wrong to use such a sentence form?
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I am sure that Yoong Liat was answering your last question. The first form is correct.
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Thank you for the answer.
Then I was misled to think that he answered No to both of my questions.
According to your answer, 'assure' allows dative movement pattern but not the alternative prepositional counterpart.
Is it right??
Then I was misled to think that he answered No to both of my questions.
According to your answer, 'assure' allows dative movement pattern but not the alternative prepositional counterpart.
Is it right??
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cho7712Thank you for the answer.Then I was misled to think that he answered No to both of my questions.According to your answer, 'assure' allows dative movement pattern but not the alternative prepositional counterpart.Is it right??You obviously know more English grammar than I do. Your terminology is unknown to me. There are others here who could go all day
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Thank you for the answer.
Well, to excuse myself for using those terms, I thought that teachers might be spared from reading a long question by using such terms. And it turned out to be wrong idea. It was my mistake.
By the way, your answer is of great help. It provides such useful information.
Well, to excuse myself for using those terms, I thought that teachers might be spared from reading a long question by using such terms. And it turned out to be wrong idea. It was my mistake.
By the way, your answer is of great help. It provides such useful information.
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Thank you for the answer.
I just now searched that word and it seems that ensure permits two patterns with regard to the sequence of indirect and direct object.
ex. ensure a person a post = ensure a post for[or to] a person
If this interchangeability goes for any objects followed by ensure, ensure is a better choice than
I just now searched that word and it seems that ensure permits two patterns with regard to the sequence of indirect and direct object.
ex. ensure a person a post = ensure a post for[or to] a person
If this interchangeability goes for any objects followed by ensure, ensure is a better choice than
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