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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Ellipsis of object
Can one use:
1-Giving him an injection will hurt.
2-To give him an injection will hurt.
3-For us to give him an injection will hurt.
if the intended meaning is:
He will be hurt if he receives an injection (from us).
in other words if "him" has been ellipted in all of those sentences:
Giving him an injection will hurt him.
etc.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-Giving him an injection will hurt.
2-To give him an injection will hurt.
3-For us to give him an injection will hurt.
if the intended meaning is:
He will be hurt if he receives an injection (from us).
in other words if "him" has been ellipted in all of those sentences:
Giving him an injection will hurt him.
etc.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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if the intended meaning is:He will be hurt if he receives an injection (from us). Yes. Readers will know what you mean.
- if the intended meaning is:He will be hurt if he receives an injection (from us).
- Yes.
- Readers will know what you mean.
- CJ
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navitasanCan one use:1-Giving him an injection will hurt.2-To give him an injection will hurt.3-For us to give him an injection will hurt.if the intended meaning is:He will be hurt if he receives an injection (from us).Yes. Readers will know what you mean.
CJ
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Thank you very much Jim,
How about:
a-Reading you a story will be boring.
b-To read a story for you will be boring.
c-For me to read you a story will be boring.
Could these be used if the intended meaning is that "you" will be bored by my reading a story fo
How about:
a-Reading you a story will be boring.
b-To read a story for you will be boring.
c-For me to read you a story will be boring.
Could these be used if the intended meaning is that "you" will be bored by my reading a story fo
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While it is fairly clear who will be hurt in the case of an injection, it is not so clear at all in the case of reading.
If you can achieve clarity because of what was said previously in the conversation, then the omission of who will be bored can work. If not, you will have to specify who will be bored.
CJ
If you can achieve clarity because of what was said previously in the conversation, then the omission of who will be bored can work. If not, you will have to specify who will be bored.
CJ
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