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Ahava_yin Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Desire/hope
Hi,
I'm not sure about the usage of "hope". Will it be grammatically acceptable to say "I have a hope to ..."
How do you think of the following sentence? Besides the fact "desire" is stronger than "hope", will "hope" do here?
There seems to be a certain ___ on the part of students to obtain good grades in order to obtain a good job when they leave university.
Thank you!
I'm not sure about the usage of "hope". Will it be grammatically acceptable to say "I have a hope to ..."
How do you think of the following sentence? Besides the fact "desire" is stronger than "hope", will "hope" do here?
There seems to be a certain ___ on the part of students to obtain good grades in order to obtain a good job when they leave university.
Thank you!
Top answer
"I have a hope to . . " and "There seems to ba a certain hope .
- "I have a hope to .
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- " and "There seems to ba a certain hope .
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"I have a hope to . . . " and "There seems to ba a certain hope . . . " are both acceptable.
As nouns, both terms can be countable and uncountable, but between the two, "desire" is probably used more often as countable than is "hope." (a desire / a hope)
uncountable: My desire for you knows no bounds. (I want you.) My hope for you knows no bounds.
As nouns, both terms can be countable and uncountable, but between the two, "desire" is probably used more often as countable than is "hope." (a desire / a hope)
uncountable: My desire for you knows no bounds. (I want you.) My hope for you knows no bounds.
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