Meaning of I insist on him to play Hamlet
?* I insist on him to play Hamlet.
1. What does this sentence mean?
2. Does this sentence sound natural?
Top answer
fire1 I insist on him to play Hamlet. I consider this ungrammatical, so it doesn't sound natural to me. it.
- fire1 I insist on him to play Hamlet.
- I consider this ungrammatical, so it doesn't sound natural to me.
- it.
- None can be found on Google Ngrams.
- None can be found on COCA.
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fire1I insist on him to play Hamlet.
I consider this ungrammatical, so it doesn't sound natural to me.
No examples of "I insist on him to" can be found on fraze.it. None can be found on Google Ngrams. None can be found on COCA. Google finds only two examples, both unpublished write-in posts.
Here are three grammatical versions (below).
0Imagine this scenario.
Tom is an actor.
Jim is Tom's agent.
Bob is the producer of a version of Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'.
Your sentence sounds to me like Bob is telling Jim that he (Bob) insists that Tom must perform in the role of Hamlet.
It's not unnatural English.
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