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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Natural sentence

Could you confirm which one is okay in the following sentence? Thank you.

He woke up to [ find himself famous / enter stardom / become a star ] overnight.
  

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He woke up to find himself famous overnight.

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He woke up to find himself famous overnight.
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Could you tell me why "He woke up to become a star overnight" sounds awkward? Could you paraphrase it as it is interpreted?
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lucas21cHe woke up to become a star overnight.
This means he woke up so that at some later time he could become a star overnight. I don't think you mean that.

The most typical usage is "... woke up to find that ..."

He woke up to find that he had become a star overnight.

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Then, how about "The Zen monk lived to find everything was a sham?" What I want to say with the sentence is the Zen monk died (soon) after he realized everything was a sham.
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lucas21cWhat I want to say with the sentence is "The Zen monk died (soon) after he realized everything was a sham"
Well, of course, you can just say that if that's what you want to say.
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Is "He woke up to be famous" possible?
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lucas21cIs "He woke up to be famous" possible?
No.

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