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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Subject to subject raising
1. It seem that Danny is working
2. Danny seems to be working.
It is said that #1 can be rephrased like #2; the rule applied here is call subject to subject raising.
3. There is about to be a fight in the kitchen.
4. There is bound to be a riot in Dacca.
5. There proved to be toxins in the soap.
It is said that the same rule applies to #3,4 and 5 are as well.
Q) I wonder if #3,4 and 5 can be rephrased like #2 or somehow.
2. Danny seems to be working.
It is said that #1 can be rephrased like #2; the rule applied here is call subject to subject raising.
3. There is about to be a fight in the kitchen.
4. There is bound to be a riot in Dacca.
5. There proved to be toxins in the soap.
It is said that the same rule applies to #3,4 and 5 are as well.
Q) I wonder if #3,4 and 5 can be rephrased like #2 or somehow.
Top answer
A fight is about to happen in the kitchen. See if you can rephrase the other two, Moon.
- A fight is about to happen in the kitchen.
- See if you can rephrase the other two, Moon.
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A fight is about to happen in the kitchen.
See if you can rephrase the other two, Moon.
See if you can rephrase the other two, Moon.
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Ah.. something out of the original sentence should be added which is a little different from the change from #1 to 2: nothing added out of the original sentence.
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Well then, it is not entirely possible:
3. There is about to be a fight in the kitchen. — (X) A fight is about to be in the kitchen.-- Not natural at all.
4. There is bound to be a riot in Dacca. — (X) A riot is bound to be in Dacca.-- Different meaning: focus on where a riot might occur, not if one might occur.
5. There
3. There is about to be a fight in the kitchen. — (X) A fight is about to be in the kitchen.-- Not natural at all.
4. There is bound to be a riot in Dacca. — (X) A riot is bound to be in Dacca.-- Different meaning: focus on where a riot might occur, not if one might occur.
5. There
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