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Bob2010 Posted 16 years ago
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On what occasions do the following four sentences be used respectively?


Hello, everyone. In learning English, Emotion: cryingI’ve been puzzled by the following question:

On what occasions do the following four sentences be used respectively?

They are semantically same but pragmatically different, am I right?

Thanks for your help.

1: It is a nice gesture to invite their wives too.

2: It was a nice gesture to invite their wives too.

3: It is a nice gesture to have invited their wives too.

4: It was a nice gesture to have invited their wives too.
  

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Bob2010 On what occasions do are the following four sentences be used respectively? They are semantically same but pragmatically different, am I right? They are not semantically the same.

— CalifJim

  • Bob2010 On what occasions do are the following four sentences be used respectively?
  • They are semantically same but pragmatically different, am I right?
  • They are not semantically the same.
  • The first one can be said before the invitation is extended to the wives.
  • In that way it can be used as a suggestion.
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Bob2010On what occasions do are the following four sentences be used respectively?
They are semantically same but pragmatically different, am I right?
They are not semantically the same.

The first one can be said before the invitation is extende
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I got it .Emotion: big smile MrCalifJim, thanks for your correction and detailed
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