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Maple Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"there being" and "there to be"

0He said it was impossible for _________a mistake in a computer's calculation, so you can rely on that.02br
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00A there being B there would be C there to be D there was02br
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00The answer is C02br
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00My question is whether A is also possilbe in discourse. (I guess yes, Am I right?)02br
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00Thank you in advance.0-
  

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0 I think A can be quite correct... In fact, I would have said it was the better solution! But as you see I'm not a native, so wait for their opinions.

— Pieanne

  • 0 I think A can be quite correct...
  • In fact, I would have said it was the better solution!
  • But as you see I'm not a native, so wait for their opinions.
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0 I think A can be quite correct... In fact, I would have said it was the better solution! But as you see I'm not a native, so wait for their opinions. 0-
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01cite10Maple12cite10He said it was impossible for _________a mistake in a computer's calculation, so you can rely on that.12br
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10A there being B there would be C there to be D there was12br
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10The answer is C12br
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10My question is whether A is also possil
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0Uh oh... I stand corrected!02br
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00(Could someone please explain me why it's not correct?)0-
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0I stand corrected, too.02br
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00Let's wait to see if someone can tell us why A is wrong grammatically or semantically.0-
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0 To me, "there to be" is the correct option.0-
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0 I'd say C too.02br
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00 BTW, see:02br
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00 (see esp Clive's post there)040pid213497
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0Thank you Marius Hancu!![C]02br
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00The link is helpful. 02br
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00Though, still, it's difficult to comprehend.0-
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0 01i00This is the reason for (there being ...) 02i00 [01i00for02i00 is a preposition.]02br
01i00It is impossible for there to be ... 02i00[01i00for02i00 is a complementizer. Note dummy "it".]02br
00 (01i00For there to be ... is impossible.02i00)02br
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0 It's... a riddle. I'm pondering over it.02br
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00Jim, my dear teacher, thanks for your contribution to this thread! [C]02br
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00Maple0-
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0 01b00A 02b00would be possible in02br
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01i01b00(For) there being02b00 a mistake in a computer's calculation, we had to start from scratch. 02i02br
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02b00but not here, IMO. Other exam
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