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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
how to explain the sentence formation?
he stopped to call her back
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H e stopped to call her back . ) The reason he stopped was because he needed to return her call. "to call her back" is an infinitive clause of purpose.
- H e stopped to call her back .
- ) The reason he stopped was because he needed to return her call.
- "to call her back" is an infinitive clause of purpose.
- Here are some other examples.
- He ran to catch the ball.
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He stopped to call her back. (Start with a grammatical sentence.)
The reason he stopped was because he needed to return her call.
"to call her back" is an infinitive clause of purpose.
Here are some other examples.
He ran to catch the ball.
He paused to remember his instructions.
He smiled to make her happy.
The reason he stopped was because he needed to return her call.
"to call her back" is an infinitive clause of purpose.
Here are some other examples.
He ran to catch the ball.
He paused to remember his instructions.
He smiled to make her happy.
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