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Ellisa Posted 18 years ago
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ed participle!

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00we have five types of nonfinite clauses; to-infinitive, bare-infinitive, -ed participle, -ing participle and small clause.02br
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00and they can be used as a subject in a sentence except -ed participle.02br
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00Why is that? Why can't '-ed participle' be used in a setence as a subject?02br
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00May this question stupid, plz ^-^;;;;;;; let me know the reason!02br
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00 Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0sorry to interupt but can to-infinitives actually be used as a subject?0-
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01cite10Anewcomer12cite10sorry to interupt but can to-infinitives actually be used as a 11font10subject12font10?12br
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10Yes: 01i01font00To see02font00 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgetta
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01cite10Ellisa12cite10Why is that? Why can't '-ed participle' be used in a setence as a subject?12br
10I have no idea. There is no explanation for many grammatical things. I don't think the past participle is used as a subject in any Germanic language. However, there are languages in which that is possible. Finnish is one of
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0Hi CB02br
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00What is the difference between "01i01font00To see02font00 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgettable experience" and "01font00Seeing02font00 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgettable experience"02i00 in meaning?02br

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01cite10Anewcomer12cite10What is the difference between "11i11font10To see12font10 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgettable experience" and "11font10Seeing12font10 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgettable experienc
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0Dear teachers02br
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00Any teachers who find any difference between "01i01font00To see02font00 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgettable experience" and "01font00Seeing02font00 the sun rise on a summer's morning is an unforgettable experience"02i00 in
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0'To see' focuses a bit more on the complete event or the event as a whole. 'Seeing' has a stronger sense of activity and duration. 0-
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00Compare01b00 'To be or not to be, that is the question' 02b00to01b00 'Being or not being, that is the question'.02b02br
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00Shakespeare and I prefer the former.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi Clive, what do you mean by "you prefer the former"0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I mean that I prefer the first of the two versions I mentioned, ie 'To be or not to be'. 02br
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00You need to look up 'former/latter' in your dictionary, as they are useful words.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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