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Sashasaski Posted 19 years ago
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Can "as many people as possible" a subject in a sentence?

0 "Hopefully, as many people as possible will discover the happiness." 02br
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00I really feel awkward to see this sentence used by somebody else. Can anybody confirm if this is right or wrong? 0-
  

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0 Yes, this means: 02br
01i01b00It is hoped that02b00 as many people as possible will discover the happiness.02i0-
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0 Regarding your thread title, yes, 01i00as many people as possible02i00 can be a subject, and it is in this case.02br
00 The only thing that troubles me is 01i00discover the happiness02i00. Is the sentence meant to say simply 01i00find happiness02i00?02br
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0 Oops, in the topic title "be" was missing.02br
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00This sentence is by somebody else, and I found out what he wrote is actually "rediscover" the happiness.02br
00Indeed "discover the happiness" in this case is a bit awkward. 02br
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00I guess I am used to see "as many ~ as possible" used only as an object as in: 02br
00"I wi
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