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H M Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Do sentences have the same meanings?
Could you tell me if the sentences(#1&2, #3&4&5&6) below have the same meaning?
#1 He suggested that she (should) collect many insects.
#2 He suggested her collecting many insects.
#3 Never had I experienced such an injury.
#4 Never had I been injured like that.
#5 Never had I had such an injury.
#6 Never had I experienced such a wound.
I know "injury" and "wound " are different, but in Japanese, we use the same word for them...
Thank you in advance!
#1 He suggested that she (should) collect many insects.
#2 He suggested her collecting many insects.
#3 Never had I experienced such an injury.
#4 Never had I been injured like that.
#5 Never had I had such an injury.
#6 Never had I experienced such a wound.
I know "injury" and "wound " are different, but in Japanese, we use the same word for them...
Thank you in advance!
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These are possible: #1 He suggested that she (should) collect many insects. #3 Never had I experienced such an injury. #4 Never had I been injured like that.
- These are possible: #1 He suggested that she (should) collect many insects.
- #3 Never had I experienced such an injury.
- #4 Never had I been injured like that.
- #5 Never had I had such an injury.
- #6 Never had I experienced such a wound.
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These are possible:
#1 He suggested that she (should) collect many insects.
#3 Never had I experienced such an injury.
#4 Never had I been injured like that.
#5 Never had I had such an injury.
#6 Never had I experienced such a wound.
#3-6 are overly dramatic in most contexts; the unmarked form is the norm: I had never experie
#1 He suggested that she (should) collect many insects.
#3 Never had I experienced such an injury.
#4 Never had I been injured like that.
#5 Never had I had such an injury.
#6 Never had I experienced such a wound.
#3-6 are overly dramatic in most contexts; the unmarked form is the norm: I had never experie
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Thank you very much for your explanation!
So, you mean all the sentences are correct grammatically, though #3,4,5,6 sound too dramatic...
And #2 sounds normal, right?
Thank you!
So, you mean all the sentences are correct grammatically, though #3,4,5,6 sound too dramatic...
And #2 sounds normal, right?
Thank you!
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I wonder if all my posts are so badly misinterpreted.
Above, I listed the possible sentences: #2 is omitted from that list.
Above, I listed the possible sentences: #2 is omitted from that list.
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Thank you for your reply and correcting my misunderstanding!
I misunderstood the meaning of the word "unmarked".
So, I knew listed sentences are possible, then I thought "unmarked" meant "not listed" in this context and that(#2) is the norm.
I should have paid enough attention to the following sentence you gave "I had never experienced...."
But now I understood the
I misunderstood the meaning of the word "unmarked".
So, I knew listed sentences are possible, then I thought "unmarked" meant "not listed" in this context and that(#2) is the norm.
I should have paid enough attention to the following sentence you gave "I had never experienced...."
But now I understood the
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'Unmarked' as I use it means 'unremarkable', the usual way of saying something without any special meaning atttached to it and/or without taking a form that attracts the readers' attention away from the meaning.
(X) He suggested her collecting many insects.
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(X) He suggested her collecting many insects.
Do you mind my smoking here?
They are an infinite number of combinations possible or impos
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