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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Find + sb + (to be) + doing
1. I found the hotel to be overcharging us.
2. I found the hotel overcharging us.
Although, I have used the word 'find' a lot I still cannot differentiate between (1) and (2).
May you reach your helping hand to me?
I would appreciate it if you could help.
2. I found the hotel overcharging us.
Although, I have used the word 'find' a lot I still cannot differentiate between (1) and (2).
May you reach your helping hand to me?
I would appreciate it if you could help.
Top answer
There is no differentiation I can make.
- There is no differentiation I can make.
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AnonymousMay you reach your helping hand to me?When you ask "May I ...?" you're talking about permission. "Do I have permission to ...?"
So when you ask "May you ...?" you're also talking about permission. "Do you have permission to ...?
Thus,
May you reach your helping hand to me? ~ Do you have permissi
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Anonymous1. I found the hotel to be overcharging us.The addition of "to be" is optional with certain verbs like declare, judge, consider, and find. This addition does not change the meaning.
2. I found the hotel overcharging us.
The panel [declared / judged / considered / found] the expression (to be) ungrammatical.
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