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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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leave + o + to infinitive? wrong?
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00 What is wrong with this sentence? 02 br
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00 he left his sister to cry. 02 br
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00 A grammar book says that the above should be changed to 02 br
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00 He left his siter crying. 02 br
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00 But, i think both are right. What is right? 02 br
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00 What is wrong with this sentence? 02 br
00 ................................. 02 br
00 he left his sister to cry. 02 br
00 ............................... 02 br
00 A grammar book says that the above should be changed to 02 br
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00 He left his siter crying. 02 br
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00 But, i think both are right. What is right? 02 br
00 Thank you. 0-
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0 They are both right. The meanings are different 02 br
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00 He left his sister crying-- 00 His sister was crying and he just walked away and let her continue crying 02 br
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00 He left his sister to cry-- 00 He was with his sister and he left her so that he could cry (he didn't want her to see??) 00 0-
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00 He left his sister crying-- 00 His sister was crying and he just walked away and let her continue crying 02 br
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00 He left his sister to cry-- 00 He was with his sister and he left her so that he could cry (he didn't want her to see??) 00 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
00 First, let's look at an easier example. Both of these are OK, but with different meanings. 02 br
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01 b 00 He left his sister to cook dinner. 02 b 00 She had to cook dinner, but she hadn't started when he left her. 02 br
01 b 00 He left his sister cooking dinner. 02 b 00 She had started cooking dinner when he left. 0
00 First, let's look at an easier example. Both of these are OK, but with different meanings. 02 br
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01 b 00 He left his sister to cook dinner. 02 b 00 She had to cook dinner, but she hadn't started when he left her. 02 br
01 b 00 He left his sister cooking dinner. 02 b 00 She had started cooking dinner when he left. 0
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1 i 00 He left his sister to cook dinner 02 i 00 can also mean that he left his sister so that 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 could go and cook dinner. 02 br
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0 01 i 00 He left his sister to cook dinner 02 i 00 can also mean that he left his sister so that 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 could go and cook dinner 02 br
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00 Is there a way to remove the ambiguity? 0-
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00 Is there a way to remove the ambiguity? 0-
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1 i 00 He left his sister so 01 b 00 she 02 b 00 01 b 00 may/might 02 b 00 cook dinner 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 He left his sister so 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 01 b 00 may/might 02 b 00 cook dinner 02 i 0-
01 i 00 He left his sister so 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 01 b 00 may/might 02 b 00 cook dinner 02 i 0-
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0 Hi again, 02 br
01 i 00 He left his sister to cook dinner 02 i 00 can also mean that he left his sister so that 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 could go and cook dinner 02 br
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00 Is there a way to remove the ambiguity? 02 br
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00 If I intended that meaning but I didn't want to change the words, I'd put a comma after 'sister',
01 i 00 He left his sister to cook dinner 02 i 00 can also mean that he left his sister so that 01 b 00 he 02 b 00 could go and cook dinner 02 br
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00 Is there a way to remove the ambiguity? 02 br
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00 If I intended that meaning but I didn't want to change the words, I'd put a comma after 'sister',
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