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Slow Learner Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Can you tell the usage of 'insist'?

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00 Can someone tell 01b00"insist me to 01font00be02font00" 00is a correct form of grammar,any idea?02b02br
01b00They insisted me to 01font00be 02font00inside a laboratory for a test on abnormal mankind.02b02br
00So,in this sentence does it sound flow? or I have to replace 01font00be02font00 as 01font00go02font01font00 00to suit this sentence best?02font02br
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00Thanks to everyone who posted your comments here! 0-
  

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02b 02br 02br 00So,in this sentence does it sound flow? 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It is usually followed by a 'that' clause. 01i 01u 00 This sounds like an odd kind of test.

— Clive

  • 02b 02br 02br 00So,in this sentence does it sound flow?
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It is usually followed by a 'that' clause.
  • 01i 01u 00 This sounds like an odd kind of test.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00eg They insisted 01b 00on my being02b 00 inside the laboratory for .
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Can someone tell 01b00"insist me to 01font00be02font00" 00is a correct form of grammar,any idea?02b02br
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01b00They insisted me to 01font00be 02font00inside a laboratory
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0Hi,Clive 02br
00It is just a sentence,not a real test or what..cheers! haha02br
01font00'They insisted01b00 that I be02b00 in the laboratory for a test on abnormal mankind'.02font02br
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01b01font00'00They insisted01b00 that I01fon
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01b01font00'00They insisted01b00 that I01font00'll02font00 be02b00 in the laboratory for a test on abnormal mankind'.02font02b02br
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00This doesn't sound quite idiomati
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0Thanks for Clive! 0-
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