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Snowie Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Seen To Be Calm
If someone was calm and then I write some sentences. How are these different?
"It was the calmest we had seen him to be."
"It was the calmest we had seen him."
What does "to be" add?
"It was the calmest we had seen him to be."
"It was the calmest we had seen him."
What does "to be" add?
Top answer
Two words
- Two words
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Let me rephrase me question. How are these different?
"It was the calmest we had seen him to be."
"It was the calmest we had seen him."
"It was the calmest we had seen him to be."
"It was the calmest we had seen him."
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Well, the first has two more words. That's a pretty clear difference, in my opinion.
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