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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Enough to go after her

He was dumb enough to go after her.
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1. Does the above sentence mean that he was dumb and he went after her?

2. Does the above sentence mean that he was so dumb but he did not go after her?

I wonder whether he went after her or not
  

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Anonymous whether he went after her or not He did go after her. The pattern {adjective} enough to {verb} is common enough , and it means that the action of the verb (infinitive) did occur provided the main verb is in the past — unless there is a negation earlier in the sentence. He was lucky enough to marry her.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous whether he went after her or not He did go after her.
  • The pattern {adjective} enough to {verb} is common enough , and it means that the action of the verb (infinitive) did occur provided the main verb is in the past — unless there is a negation earlier in the sentence.
  • He was lucky enough to marry her.
  • ~ He married her.
  • He was lucky in that way.
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Anonymouswhether he went after her or not
He did go after her.

The pattern {adjective} enough to {verb} is common enough, and it means that the action of the verb (infinitive) did occur provided the main verb is in the past — unless there is a negation earlier in the
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Thank you so much.
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He went after her yesterday.
Today I think that he is dumb.
Then Can I say that he is dumb enough to go aftet her?
Or can I say that he is dumb enough to have gone after het?
can I say that he is dumb enough to have been gone after her?
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Anonymouscan I say that he is dumb enough to have been gone after her?
This one is impossible. It's ungrammatical. The other two are possible.

CJ
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