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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/magic-johnson-group-buy-dodgers-2-billion-05090...
"Do you believe in Magic? For an astounding $2.15 billion dollars, a sum decided Tuesday night, Frank McCourt believes. That's how much the Los Angeles Dodgers will cost Magic Johnson's group, the Wall Street Journal reports. Johnson's consortium beat out two others — one that included St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, and another that included billionaire Steve Cohen and former major league manager Tony La Russa."
Could it be that "on" or "upon" is missing between "decided" and "Tuesday"?
"Do you believe in Magic? For an astounding $2.15 billion dollars, a sum decided Tuesday night, Frank McCourt believes. That's how much the Los Angeles Dodgers will cost Magic Johnson's group, the Wall Street Journal reports. Johnson's consortium beat out two others — one that included St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, and another that included billionaire Steve Cohen and former major league manager Tony La Russa."
Could it be that "on" or "upon" is missing between "decided" and "Tuesday"?
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No, nothing is missing. 'On' ( not 'upon') is optional.
- No, nothing is missing.
- 'On' ( not 'upon') is optional.
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So, these pairs are the same too:
"The school decided the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The school decided on the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The government decided the amount of money to spend on road work."
"The government decided on the amount of money to spend on road work."
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"The school decided the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The school decided on the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The government decided the amount of money to spend on road work."
"The government decided on the amount of money to spend on road work."
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As it happens, yes, but you cannot necessarily construct a finite sentence based on a nonfinite clause structure.
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