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Bmojtaba Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning

Is there any difference in terms of meaning in the following:

e.g' You have an assortment of elective courses from which to choose /you can choose'

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from which can be followed by either 'to choose' or 'you can choose, with the same meaning.

— Philip

  • from which can be followed by either 'to choose' or 'you can choose, with the same meaning.
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...from which can be followed by either 'to choose' or 'you can choose, with the same meaning.
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Are there any other examples of this kind of use of infinitives?
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bmojtabaAre there any other examples of this kind of use of infinitives?
How narrowly are you interpreting "this kind of use"? Any infinitive after "which"? Or any infinitive that can be paraphrased with "can"? Either way, I'm sure there are lots of other similar examples.

— Where should I go on my vacation?
— There are lots of pla
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Just wanted to know how certain relative clauses could be paraphrased with infinitives ,got it ,Thank you
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Just remember that the ones with "which" or (especially) "whom" are sometimes very stiff and formal sounding.

a person on whom to rely
a person on whom to depend
principles for which to fight

Oof! Nobody talks or writes like that anymore nowadays!

CJ
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