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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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"The perfect infinitive refers to a time before that of the preceding verb."
Can I rewrite the foregoing sentence as follows:
1.The perfect infinitive refers to a time before the preceding verb's one.
2..The perfect infinitive refers to a time before the time of preceding verb.
Can I rewrite the foregoing sentence as follows:
1.The perfect infinitive refers to a time before the preceding verb's one.
2..The perfect infinitive refers to a time before the time of preceding verb.
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You could use #2 if you insert 'the' before 'preceding', but it is not as good as the original. #1 is not possible.
- You could use #2 if you insert 'the' before 'preceding', but it is not as good as the original.
- #1 is not possible.
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You could use #2 if you insert 'the' before 'preceding', but it is not as good as the original.
#1 is not possible.
#1 is not possible.
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Tank you! Can I use this structure in following way?:
My car's colour is brighter than that of the old one.
My car's colour is brighter than that of the old one.
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Thank you! Can I use this structure in the following way?
My new car's colour is brighter than that of the old one.
Yes.
My new car's colour is brighter than that of the old one.
Yes.
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