Difficult to under stand the meaning of the sentences

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Could any one Tell me the meaning of Following sentences

1) There is no cause for which I am prepared to kill

2) I thought of calling general commission . I think I could guarantee that they would recommand the act be repealed

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

Anonymous1) There is no cause for which I am prepared to kill

I am not prepared to kill for any cause at all.

Grammarfreak · Answer

Anonymous2) I thought of calling general commission . I think I could guarantee that they would recommand the act be repealed

AnonymousCould any one Tell me the meaning of Following sentences

Watch your punctuations. Tell - shouldn't be capitalized.

I think I could guarantee that they would recommand the act be repealed- this is not a solid sentence because it has so much iffy elements: I think- you are not positive. I could - with no conviction. They would - you are still guessing. The tone of the whole sentence is puzzling to me. Lastly, I see no ground in this context with the use of passive voice- be repealed".

Fivejedjon · Answer

grammarfreak think I could guarantee that they would recommaend the act be repealed- this is not a solid sentence because it has so much iffy elements: I think- you are not positive. I could - with no conviction. They would - you are still guessing. The tone of the whole sentence is puzzling to me. Lastly, I see no ground in this context with the use of passive voice- be repealed".

I agree with your comments about the tone, but the passive is fine. The commission is/are going to recommend that the act be repealed. If they recommended that the government repeal the act, they might appear presumptuous. The passive removes some of the responsibility.

I'd go for "I am confident that they will recommend that the Act be repealed." I'd give 'Act' an initial capital; It is a known, and probably previously-named act.

Grammarfreak · Answer

Agreed. " Recommend that the Act be repealed" is a perfect construction. It just didn't quit fit in the original sentence which had that "muddled" feel to it.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Anonymous1) There is no cause for which I am prepared to kill

I will not kill, no matter what the reason.

Anonymous2) I thought of calling general commission . I think I could guarantee that they would recommand the act be repealed

I considered calling "general commission." (This is apparently a legislative government agency.)
I would ask them to repeal the act. My argument is so good that I can almost guarantee that they will do what I ask.

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