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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Sentence assistance

Are these sentences correct?

I love you beyond your imagination.
I love you beyond you can imagine.
I love you beyond what you can imagine.

Thank you.
  

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The first and third are OK; the second is not.

  • The first and third are OK; the second is not.
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The first and third are OK; the second is not.
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Mister MicawberThe first and third are OK; the second is not.
Thanks, teacher.

Is the second just missing a word? Would the addition of these words work:

I love you beyond 'any description' you can imagine.
I love you beyond 'that' you can imagine.
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What do you think about this, Mister Micawber?

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AnonymousWould the addition of these words work:I love you beyond 'any description' you can imagine.I love you beyond 'that' you can imagine.
These would:

I love you beyond any description you can imagine.
I love you beyond what/whatever you can imagine.
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Mister MicawberI love you beyond any description you can imagine.I love you beyond what/whatever you can imagine.
Thanks a lot, teacher. So I basically need something between 'beyond' and 'you' in order for it to be grammatically correct!

However, I have seen it without a word, maybe people say it in casual speaking. Would it work in casual speaking,
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Mister MicawberThe first and third are OK; the second is not.
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AnonymousThanks a lot, teacher. So I basically need something between 'beyond' and 'you' in order for it to be grammatically correct!
You need a pronoun to introduce a noun clause.

Beyond is a preposition. It needs a noun or pronoun as an object (complement).
Here are some examples following beyond:
That is beyond belief.
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AlpheccaStarsYou need a pronoun to introduce a noun clause.
Thank you very much. That was helpful!

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