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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
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The astronauts sent to the moon have successfully landed on earth.
The astronauts sent to the moon have successfully returned to earth.
My textbook says the first sentence is wrong. However, I think the first sentence right too.
It just expresses different meaning.
Could you give me your opinion?
thanks
The astronauts sent to the moon have successfully returned to earth.
My textbook says the first sentence is wrong. However, I think the first sentence right too.
It just expresses different meaning.
Could you give me your opinion?
thanks
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I agree with you Victor; the first sentence is grammatically correct, too. However, the second sentence is the expected semantic utterance.
- I agree with you Victor; the first sentence is grammatically correct, too.
- However, the second sentence is the expected semantic utterance.
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I agree with you Victor; the first sentence is grammatically correct, too. However, the second sentence is the expected semantic utterance.
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I agree with you Victor; the first sentence is grammatically correct, too. However, the second sentence is the expected semantic utterance.
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Perhaps the issues is more factual than grammatical. They did not land - they "splashed down" into the ocean.
Seems like a pretty trivial distinction to me, though.
Seems like a pretty trivial distinction to me, though.
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Hi,
In terms of meaning, I would usually expect the first sentence to be
The astronauts sent to the moon have successfully landed back on earth.
ie an indication that they have returned from some other place.
Without that, it almost sounds, comically, like their rocket accidentally turned around and they landed on the wrong celestial sphere.
In terms of meaning, I would usually expect the first sentence to be
The astronauts sent to the moon have successfully landed back on earth.
ie an indication that they have returned from some other place.
Without that, it almost sounds, comically, like their rocket accidentally turned around and they landed on the wrong celestial sphere.
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