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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
For years, Fayed has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship
I know what the following sentence means but I couldn't understand its grammatical structure. It's unsuccessfully which disturbs me. It could have been something like ''...has been unsuccessful in seeking...''. Please help me.
For years, Fayed has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship.
For years, Fayed has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship.
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Hi Jackson In your sentence, "has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship" means "has sought British citizenship without success". Think of it this way: The verb 'seek' means 'look for in order to find'. In other words, the goal is 'find'.
- Hi Jackson In your sentence, "has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship" means "has sought British citizenship without success".
- Think of it this way: The verb 'seek' means 'look for in order to find'.
- In other words, the goal is 'find'.
- So, if you seek something unsuccessfully , you don't achieve your goal.
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Hi Jackson
In your sentence, "has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship" means "has sought British citizenship without success".
Think of it this way:
The verb 'seek' means 'look for in order to find'. In other words, the goal is 'find'. So, if you seek something unsuccessfully, you don't achieve your goal.
In your sentence, "has unsuccessfully sought British citizenship" means "has sought British citizenship without success".
Think of it this way:
The verb 'seek' means 'look for in order to find'. In other words, the goal is 'find'. So, if you seek something unsuccessfully, you don't achieve your goal.
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