Tense forms of descriptive noun/adjective + verb
I wonder if a tense form can be implied in one case if there are two descriptive nouns or adjectives (for example "qualification") with different prepositions ("at", "to") and one verb, which one doesn't repeat in each form (infinitive, continuous) with each preposition and descriptor.
For example "qualified to talk about it and brilliant at it", or "qualified to and brilliant at talking about at it", rather than "qualified to talk about it and brilliant at talking about it" (or something of the sort).
Top answer
Well, certainly not in your examples. They are temporally synonymous, though the second one is hardly possible.
- Well, certainly not in your examples.
- They are temporally synonymous, though the second one is hardly possible.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
Well, certainly not in your examples. They are temporally synonymous, though the second one is hardly possible.
0Anonymous tense form can be implied
The time reference of a non-finite verb must be taken from the main verb in the clause in which it appears. Non-finite verbs do not have "tense."
Past: Since Mary was qualified to talk about it and brilliant at talking about it, we let her speak for the group.
Present: Since Mary is q
0I wanted to change tense to something different, since it's clearly not about time. How can one avoid repeating a different form of the main verb though?
0Here is a different exmaple for the validity of the question:
"still costs the same (even a little bit more)"
the first part would presuppose "same as", the one in parentheses "more than". Now I could also say
"still costs the same as before (even a little bit more)"
which is identical in meaning, and I think the vast majority wouldn't take it as mistake or difficult t
0
Related Questions