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Ahemmedsai Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

General grammer

please clarify these doubts.

I woild like to buy a CD by Gary.

I would like the CD by Gary

What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?

Why we use to buy?

and second sentence has no 'to' why this?

Ahemmedsai
  

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Firstly look at some of the replies we have made about 'articles' or 'a,an or the' for more details. I would like to buy a CD by Gary - you could be saying this to anybody about your wishes. Gary has more that one CD released and it isn't clear which one.

— Dave Phillips

  • Firstly look at some of the replies we have made about 'articles' or 'a,an or the' for more details.
  • I would like to buy a CD by Gary - you could be saying this to anybody about your wishes.
  • Gary has more that one CD released and it isn't clear which one.
  • To buy is the key verb in this sentence therefore it is required and in the present simple form requires to with the infinative.
  • The second sentence is used when the listener knows which CD by Gary you want (there is only one or only one has been released in recent times.
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Firstly look at some of the replies we have made about 'articles' or 'a,an or the' for more details.

I would like to buy a CD by Gary - you could be saying this to anybody about your wishes. Gary has more that one CD released and it isn't clear which one. To buy is the key verb in this sentence therefore it is required and in the present simple form requires to with the infinative.
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ahemmedsaiWhy do we use 'to buy'?
Why not use 'to buy'? If you are going to exchange money for a product, you are going to buy it.

ahemmedsaiand second sentence has no 'to' why this?
It doesn't have 'buy' ei
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Suppose there are four CD's to choose from.

CD #1 CD #2 CD #3 CD #4

CD by Joe. CD by Gary. CD by Sue. CD by Joe.

"Green" "Purple" "Gold" "Red"

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-- I would like to buy the CD by Gary.

= I would like to buy CD #2
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