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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Sylvester Stallone Pleads Guilty to Carrying Banned...

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01b001:02b00 01font00Couldn't 01i00for02i00 be used in stead of 01i00to02i00 in the above statement?02font02br
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01b002:02b00 Please have a look on 01font01b05002b00.00 In that post Yankee said 01i00''...keep in mind that the 'doing' part can be replaced by a 01u00noun02u00. That is the point of the "preposition explanation" in this case -- every grammar book will tell you that prepositions are always followed by 01u00nouns02u00''.02i00 01font00Could you please change 01i00Carrying Banned Substances into Australia02i00 into a noun phrase?02br
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01font01b00...had he known that what he was doing was contrary to Australian law, he almost certainly would not have done it.02b02font02br
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01b003:02b00 01font00Does the following sentence mean the same thing as the above sentence?02font02br
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0 1. No. You plead guilty 01b00to02b00 something ...02br
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0 Not really sure what you want. Make it clear in a SHORT, CLEAR post. 0-
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0 Hi Jackson02br
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001. No, 'for' cannot be used. The standard phrase is 'plead guilty 01b00to02b00 (something)'.02br
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002. The word 'carrying' is a gerund (i.e. it functions as a noun) and the whole group of words "carrying banned substances into Australia" can be viewed as a noun phrase. (Note: a noun phrase may also consi
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0Thank you, Amy. *** bless you. Take care.02br
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