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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Decide

Dear teachers,
Can I say like this?:

You have to decide which person will go with me
You have to decide which person to go with me

Thank you in advance
  

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The first one is okay. The second one needs a transitive verb if you wish to keep the infinitive form. In the first example, "which person" is subject of the clause.

— Avangi

  • The first one is okay.
  • The second one needs a transitive verb if you wish to keep the infinitive form.
  • In the first example, "which person" is subject of the clause.
  • In the second example, "which person" is direct object of the infinitive, IMHO.
  • It does seem a bit weird.
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The first one is okay. The second one needs a transitive verb if you wish to keep the infinitive form. In the first example, "which person" is subject of the clause. In the second example, "which person" is direct object of the infinitive, IMHO. It does seem a bit weird. "You have to decide which person to send with me."
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Thank you Avangi, but what do do mean by saying"You have to decide which person to send with me."? You send the person decided on by you and me?
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Sorry, that was as close as I could come to your original meaning without adding more words. Maybe there's another transitive verb that will work better. I just can't think of it.

There are two players in this scenario: you and I. I am going somewhere on a short or long trip. You are going to decide who will go with me. (You may or may not be coming along with us.) It is not speci
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