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Joe Learn Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correction

Which of these sentences are correct and not:

What city do you dream to live in?
What is the city do you dream to live in?
What is the city you dream to live in?

What is your dream city to live in?
What is your dream city that you would wish to live in?
  

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Joe Learn Which of these sentences are correct The first three are not correct. "dream" takes "of" and an "ing". What city do you dream of living in?

— CalifJim

  • Joe Learn Which of these sentences are correct The first three are not correct.
  • "dream" takes "of" and an "ing".
  • What city do you dream of living in?
  • What is the city (that) you dream of living in?
  • The last two are possible, but a little strange.
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Joe LearnWhich of these sentences are correct
The first three are not correct.

"dream" takes "of" and an "ing".

What city do you dream of living in?
What is the city (that) you dream of living in?

The last two are possible, but a little strange. A "dream city", it seems to me, is by definition, a city you want to l
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Thanks.
CalifJimWhat is the city (that) you dream of living in?
Is that optional here?
CalifJimA "dream city", it seems to me, is by definition, a city you want to live in, so those sentences have unnecessary words. This is enough:What is your dream city?
Do you mean that the words are not necessary because, by definition, it'
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Joe LearnCalifJim What is the city (that) you dream of living in? Is that optional here?
Yes. That's the meaning of the parentheses.
Joe LearnCalifJimA "dream city", it seems to me, is by definition, a city you want to live in, so those sentences have unnecessary words. This is enough:What is your dream city?Do you mean that the words
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CalifJimes. That's the meaning of the parentheses.
Thank you very much!

Would you also please check these sentences for me:

What city would you like/want to live in?
What is the city (that) you would like/want to live in?
What city do you wish to live in?
What is the city of your dream or dreams?
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Joe LearnWhat city would you like/want to live in?What is the city (that) you would like/want to live in?What city do you wish to live in?What is the city of your dream or dreams?
All OK as shown. "city of your dreams" is the correct version.

CJ
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CalifJim"city of your dreams" is the correct version.
Thanks. But why is only dreams the correct version? Is it because we dream about it many times and not just one time or is there another reason?
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Joe LearnWhat is the city of your dream or dreams?
If you like something a lot, you will have more than one pleasurable sleep-time experience in which it appears.
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AlpheccaStarsIf you like something a lot, you will have more than one pleasurable sleep-time experience in which it appears.
I see. So both dream and dreams are grammatically correct, but dreams is the more meaningful choice. Am I right?
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Joe Learndreams is the more meaningful choice. Am I right?
Yes. Actually, it is more of a set phrase.
Everybody wants to find the girl / guy of their dreams.
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AlpheccaStarsYes. Actually, it is more of a set phrase.
Got it. I'm still looking for the girl of my dreams
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