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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

For me to write

1i01u00She just said she was sorry02u02i00 and 01i01u00for me to write a note to the church saying that she was sorry for everything she had done02u02i00," said Killingsworth as she walked away from the jail in tears.02br
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00From this sentence, Can I interpret the subject (She) and verb (said) apply to both underlined sentences?0-
  

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— Nona the brit

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01font01i01u00She just said she was sorry02u02i00 and 01i01u00for me to write a note to the church saying that she was sorry for everything she had done02u02i00," said Killingsworth as she walked away from the jail in tears.02font02br
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0Thanks, Nona. Could you please answer a couple of questions related to this sentence? If we form the second sentence using the actual subject and verb, we get the following sentence.02br
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01i00She just said 02i01b00for me02b01i00 to write a note to the church saying that she was sorry for everything she had done02i0
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0 Thanks, Clive. 0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font01i00She just said 02i01b00for me02b01i00 to write a note to the church saying that she was sorry for everything she had done02i00,"... 02font02br
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01font00(1) The use of "for me" in this sentence seems stra
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0 Thanks, Clive. We can take 'for me' as 'to me'. Right? 0-
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00Yes, if she is talking to me. But she might also be speaking to my wife, when I'm not present. She could still say for me to call her, and then my wife would tell me later 01i00She said for you to call her02i00 or 01i00She said you should/must call her.02i00 It's like issuing orders.02br
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0 Thanks again, Clive. 0-
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