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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Idea to/ Idea of
Which would one say?
1 Where did you come up with the idea of buy a house on credit/to buy a house on credit
and can you say the following:
1 What an idea (it was) to take the car into town. Look at the traffic. (Is this correct and is IT WAS optional?)
Thank you
1 Where did you come up with the idea of buy a house on credit/to buy a house on credit
and can you say the following:
1 What an idea (it was) to take the car into town. Look at the traffic. (Is this correct and is IT WAS optional?)
Thank you
Top answer
'The idea of buying a house' 'The idea to buy a house' I'm not sure why; I'm still learning English grammar. 'It was' is not required, but omitting it changes the sentence into an exclamation that is no longer explicitly in the past tense. ).
- 'The idea of buying a house' 'The idea to buy a house' I'm not sure why; I'm still learning English grammar.
- 'It was' is not required, but omitting it changes the sentence into an exclamation that is no longer explicitly in the past tense.
- ).
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'The idea of buying a house'
'The idea to buy a house'
I'm not sure why; I'm still learning English grammar.
'The idea to buy a house'
I'm not sure why; I'm still learning English grammar.
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