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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
That they were/to be/
Are these sentences correct:
1-They committed a serious crime that they were sentenced to prison for such a long time.
2-They committed a serious crime to be sentenced to prison for such a long time.
3-They committed a serious crime for the judge to sentence them to prison for such a long time.
4-They must have committed a serious crime that they were sentenced to prison for such a long time.
5They must have committed a serious crime to be sentenced to prison for such a long time.
6-They must have committed a serious crime for the judge to sentence them to prison for such a long time.
Meaning: Knowing that they were sentenced to prison for such a long time, one can tell that they had committed a serious crime.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-They committed a serious crime that they were sentenced to prison for such a long time.
2-They committed a serious crime to be sentenced to prison for such a long time.
3-They committed a serious crime for the judge to sentence them to prison for such a long time.
4-They must have committed a serious crime that they were sentenced to prison for such a long time.
5They must have committed a serious crime to be sentenced to prison for such a long time.
6-They must have committed a serious crime for the judge to sentence them to prison for such a long time.
Meaning: Knowing that they were sentenced to prison for such a long time, one can tell that they had committed a serious crime.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
#5 and #6 are the only ones that seem reasonable to me.
- #5 and #6 are the only ones that seem reasonable to me.
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