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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

How to interpret to infinitive when it's combined with certain verbs

1.He rose to become chairman of the company.

2.South Korea emerged to become the strongest nation in the sport.

3.China has risen to become the third-largest producer in the manufactured sector

4.Over the years, the risk management discourse has intensified to become an essential source of governance and general management principles.

5.The political reality of the Canadian cityscape has changed to become more widely diverse in ideas, clientele, and policy requirements.

6.My life has changed to become a living testimony for Christ.

7.As for Singapore, since it has progressed to become an advanced developing country, Japan's ODA disbursement has become almost non-existent.

8.Cyber Security has evolved to become responsive to an organised force.

I want to know whether "rise to, emerge to, evolve to, change to, intensify to, progress to" are used to express the meaning of the results of the subjects in each sentence.

Specifically speaking, I'm at a loss as to how to read the to-infinitive parts combined with the verbs as "result" or "purpose". (to-infinitice parts = "to become ..." and "to be..")

For example, as for sentence 1, I am not sure whether 1 implies the meaning that "He became chairman of the company" or "He rose in order to become chairman of the company".

I guess the former interpretation is right because the latter sounds strange, so I think the other verbs with the to infinitives might imply the same meanings in each sentence.

  

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Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are misuses. Numbers 7 and 8 are borderline bad. fire1 For example, as for sentence 1, I am not sure whether 1 implies the meaning that "He became chairman of the company" or "He rose in order to become chairman of the company".

— Anonymous

  • Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are misuses.
  • Numbers 7 and 8 are borderline bad.
  • fire1 For example, as for sentence 1, I am not sure whether 1 implies the meaning that "He became chairman of the company" or "He rose in order to become chairman of the company".
  • He did not rise to become anything.
  • He rose to the position of chairman.
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Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are misuses. Numbers 7 and 8 are borderline bad.

fire1For example, as for sentence 1, I am not sure whether 1 implies the meaning that "He became chairman of the company" or "He rose in order to become chairman of the company".

He did not rise to become anything. He rose to the position of chairman. He became chairman. The writer co

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In these examples, the pattern "to become ~" expresses outcome or result. It does not express purpose.

By the way, this spacing is incorrect:

1.He rose to become chairman of the company.

It should be like this:

1. He rose to become chairman of the company.

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fire1For example, as for sentence 1, I am not sure whether 1 implies the meaning that "He became chairman of the company" or "He rose in order to become chairman of the company".

1. He rose to become chairman of the company.

The idiom is "to rise in the ranks" - it means to get job promotions throughout one's career. His last promotion was t

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