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Sterh Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Infinitive structures
I wonder whether such constructions with infinitives other than TO BE are correct
I believe him to work there
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The church believed Bill to sin often
I believe him to work there
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The church believed Bill to sin often
Top answer
Well, those at least do not sound right.
- Well, those at least do not sound right.
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You mean that with TO BE they would be more natural?
I believed him to be working there
I believed him to be working there
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Yes, much better. (But formal. The common permutation: I thought that he worked there.)
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Yes, much better. (But formal. The common permutation: I thought that he worked there.)
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