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Masa Posted 19 years ago
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I rely on your doing this
Are the following correct?
i.I rely on your doing this.(sounds weird)
ii.From among the workers, there was only one who expressed his willingness to help to do the job.(2 prepositions together?)
iii.Because of he having robbed the shop, he was arrested and put into prison for a period of two months.
Because of he robbed the shop, he was arrested and put into prison for a period of two months.
iv.They backed him.
They backed him up.(any difference in meaning with the previous one?)
v.There is something urgent for me to see to?
There is something urgent for me to see?
Also, what is mean by ' at that very moment'?
At last:
An unemployed man killed himself by jumping down from the roof of a house. He was stupid. He must have faced up to realities.
Does the last sentence have the same meaning with ' He should face up to realities'?
'He must have faced up to realities' sounds weird.
I know my questions are a bit more, but I appreciate it if you can answer only 2 or 3 of them.
Thank you.
i.I rely on your doing this.(sounds weird)
ii.From among the workers, there was only one who expressed his willingness to help to do the job.(2 prepositions together?)
iii.Because of he having robbed the shop, he was arrested and put into prison for a period of two months.
Because of he robbed the shop, he was arrested and put into prison for a period of two months.
iv.They backed him.
They backed him up.(any difference in meaning with the previous one?)
v.There is something urgent for me to see to?
There is something urgent for me to see?
Also, what is mean by ' at that very moment'?
At last:
An unemployed man killed himself by jumping down from the roof of a house. He was stupid. He must have faced up to realities.
Does the last sentence have the same meaning with ' He should face up to realities'?
'He must have faced up to realities' sounds weird.
I know my questions are a bit more, but I appreciate it if you can answer only 2 or 3 of them.
Thank you.
Top answer
I rely on your doing this. From among the workers, there was only one who expressed his willingness to help to do the job. )--no among is the best choice here.
- I rely on your doing this.
- From among the workers, there was only one who expressed his willingness to help to do the job.
- )--no among is the best choice here.
- Because of his having robbed the shop , he was arrested and put into prison for a period of two months.
- --with this corrections they are okay.
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i.I rely on your doing this.(sounds weird)-- yes
ii.From among the workers, there was only one who expressed his willingness to help to do the job.(2 prepositions together?)--no among is the best choice here.
iii.Because of
ii.From among the workers, there was only one who expressed his willingness to help to do the job.(2 prepositions together?)--no among is the best choice here.
iii.Because of
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i. Yes, it does sound weird. Better: I'm relying on you to do this.
ii. Either from among or among alone is OK.
iii. as corrected by Doll
iv. backed him suggests monetary support for a project; backed him up suggests moral support by speaking up for him or supporting him by producing corroborating statements.
v. to see to is
ii. Either from among or among alone is OK.
iii. as corrected by Doll
iv. backed him suggests monetary support for a project; backed him up suggests moral support by speaking up for him or supporting him by producing corroborating statements.
v. to see to is
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MasaAre the following correct?
iv.They backed him. They supported him. (The support could have been money needed to start a new business, for example.)
They backed him up. They supported him. (It is unlikely that the support was in the form of money.)
v.There is somethi
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