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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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president
You have promised many solutions to our economic problems, social issues, etc. My question is, what will you implement if you are elected president in the first 100 days in office, judging by the speech things are done in Washington?
Is the above correct?
Thanks.
Is the above correct?
Thanks.
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Hi, You have promised many solutions to our economic problems, social issues, etc. My question is, what will you implement if you are elected president in the first 100 days in office, judging by the speed things are done in Washington? I'd prefer to rearrange the second sentence a bit, ie My question is, if you are elected president, and judging by the speed things are done in Washington, what will you implement in your first 100 days in office ?
- Hi, You have promised many solutions to our economic problems, social issues, etc.
- My question is, what will you implement if you are elected president in the first 100 days in office, judging by the speed things are done in Washington?
- I'd prefer to rearrange the second sentence a bit, ie My question is, if you are elected president, and judging by the speed things are done in Washington, what will you implement in your first 100 days in office ?
- Clive
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Hi,
You have promised many solutions to our economic problems, social issues, etc. My question is, what will you implement if you are elected president in the first 100 days in office, judging by the speed things are done in Washington?
I'd prefer to rearrange the second sentence a bit, ie
My question is, if you are elected president, and judging by the speed thi
You have promised many solutions to our economic problems, social issues, etc. My question is, what will you implement if you are elected president in the first 100 days in office, judging by the speed things are done in Washington?
I'd prefer to rearrange the second sentence a bit, ie
My question is, if you are elected president, and judging by the speed thi
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I prefer "what will you do" or "what programs will you implement".
That usage of implementbothers me.
CJ
That usage of implementbothers me.
CJ
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CalifJimI understand I'm eating but not I'm implementing!I think I see your point. It's not intransitive.
How about the following?
CJ, Do you understand "I'm doing"?
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I was afraid this might happen. You answered before I had a chance to edit my response.
This was, in fact, not an "absolute" use of implement. You caught the mistake with your example I'm doing.
This was, in fact, not an "absolute" use of implement. You caught the mistake with your example I'm doing.
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CalifJim not an "absolute" use of implement. You caught the mistake with your example I'm doingSorry, I don't quite get it, CJ. Are you saying "I'm doing" is not a right usage just like "I'm implementing"? I guess I don't quite understand the meaning of 'absolute' use.
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"Absolute" use means omitting a direct object after a verb that is normally transitive, the object being easily inferred from the context. For example, eat is transitive. When you say "I'm eating" it means you are eating food, of course. food is the inferred object. While some analysts see this as an intransitive use of eat, it is not intransitive in the same sense as othe
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