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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
obligation
The verb 'have' in the sense of obligation also patters like 'ought' rather than like 'must', e.g. have to leave.
Could you tell me what it means here and If the 'patter' here is a verb?
Could you tell me what it means here and If the 'patter' here is a verb?
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Perhaps it is misspelled: patterns It is still not understandable without more context.
- Perhaps it is misspelled: patterns It is still not understandable without more context.
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Perhaps it is misspelled: patterns
It is still not understandable without more context.
It is still not understandable without more context.
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Eh... I'm so sorry!! It's my typo... It's 'pattern'. Can it be a verb here?
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rpshEh... I'm so sorry!! It's my typo... It's 'pattern'. Can it be a verb here?Are you quite sure it doesn't say "patterns"? (If it does actually say "pattern", I wonder whether it is a mistake for "patterns".)
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rpshCould you tell me what it means ...?Yes, despite the fact that you need to settle the problem of what the sentence actually was.
Pattern 1:
VERB "TO" VERB
ought to leave
Pattern 2:
VERB VERB (No "TO")
must leave
Which pattern does "have" follow when it expresses obligation?
Answer: Patt
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Got it! I originally figured that 'obligation' had a special meaning here.
PS: Could you tell me if 'the obvious' in your P.S. is used to modify the word 'nothing'?
PS: Could you tell me if 'the obvious' in your P.S. is used to modify the word 'nothing'?
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Eh... I think you guys will know the meaning. It now seems that the change of the suffix is a key. The word here is 'patterns', and I think it's verbified here.
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rpshEh... I think you guys will know the meaning. It now seems that the change of the suffix is a key. The word here is 'patterns', and I think it's verbified here.Yes, it's a verb.
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rpshCould you tell me if 'the obvious' in your P.S. is used to modify the word 'nothing'?No, because the word "nothing" does not occur in that sentence.
"obvious" is an adjective promoted to noun in that context. It means "that which is obvious", "something which is obvious", "things which are obvious".
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