0
Pructus Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
See someone to be
Hi!
"They saw him to be an honest man."
I guess the sentence means, "They thought him to be an honest man".
What is native speakers' sense of this sentence?
"They saw him to be an honest man."
I guess the sentence means, "They thought him to be an honest man".
What is native speakers' sense of this sentence?
Top answer
It seems slightly literary to me. More usual: 'They saw him as an honest man ' or as you suggested.
- It seems slightly literary to me.
- More usual: 'They saw him as an honest man ' or as you suggested.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
.
It seems slightly literary to me. More usual: 'They saw him as an honest man' or as you suggested.
.
It seems slightly literary to me. More usual: 'They saw him as an honest man' or as you suggested.
.
00
Related Questions