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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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It was anticipated that I would do better in the training than Jack. = I was anticipated to do better in the training than Jack. Am I correct? If not what would be the correction?
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Anonymous I was anticipated to do better Not correct. ' as the verb. In fact, even when the subject is not a person, this construction is not very common.
- Anonymous I was anticipated to do better Not correct.
- ' as the verb.
- In fact, even when the subject is not a person, this construction is not very common.
- Typical examples: The project was anticipated to increase the capacity of production.
- The requirement was anticipated to be below 300,000 barrels a day.
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AnonymousI was anticipated to do better
Not correct. It's extremely rare that the subject is a person when you use 'was anticipated to ...' as the verb. In fact, even when the subject is not a person, this construction is not very common.
Typical examples:
The project was anticipated to increase the capacity of production.
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