Can we regard "to be" as implied in these sentences?
1. A man riding his bicycle is shouting at his dog running!
2. My boss is putting pressure on me working hard.
3. They're heavily relying on me representing them in the next meaning.
4. ?We’re counting on about 20 people coming to the meeting tomorrow.
5. A man riding his bicycle is shouting at his dog to be running!
6. My boss is putting pressure on me to be working hard.
7. They're heavily relying on me to be representing them in the next meaning.
8. ?We’re counting on about 20 people to be coming to the meeting tomorrow.
I think 1,2,3,4 mean the same thing as 5,6,7,8 if context is so specific that 1,2,3,4 can mean 5,6,7,8.
Am I right?
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fire1 Can we regard "to be" as implied in these sentences? No. All eight of your sentences are wrong.
- fire1 Can we regard "to be" as implied in these sentences?
- No.
- All eight of your sentences are wrong.
- However, you can use the normal infinitive in those cases, for example, We’re counting on about 20 people to come to the meeting tomorrow .
- CJ
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fire1Can we regard "to be" as implied in these sentences?
No. All eight of your sentences are wrong.
However, you can use the normal infinitive in those cases, for example, We’re counting on about 20 people to come to the meeting tomorrow.
CJ
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