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the expression of action or that of occurrence?
0 I'd appreciate it if someone would answer my question concerning A, B and C. Thanks in advance. 02 br
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00 A: I want to see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 B: I expect to see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 C: I expect that I will see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 I think "to see you tomorrow" in A and B means a future action, and "that I will see you tomorrow" means a future possible occurrence. 02 br
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00 But B and C are used in the same situation. So should I say "to see you tomorrow" also means a future possible occurrence or a future action as in A? 0-
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00 A: I want to see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 C: I expect that I will see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 I think "to see you tomorrow" in A and B means a future action, and "that I will see you tomorrow" means a future possible occurrence. 02 br
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00 But B and C are used in the same situation. So should I say "to see you tomorrow" also means a future possible occurrence or a future action as in A? 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 B and C are equivalent in meaning, but B sounds better. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 B and C are equivalent in meaning, but B sounds better.
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0 "To see you tomorrow" and "I will see you tomorrow" both denote a future action, and it is the verbs "want" and "expect" that modify them so that they become a desire (in the case of "want") and an expectation(in B and C). 02 br
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0 －－Hi, Ant_222. I'm studying about actions and occurrences in English expressions. 02 br
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00 For example, "to play on that street" in the sentence: "It's dangerous to play on that street" is an expression of action, while "that I succeeded in the test" in the sentence: "It's fortunate that I succeeded in the test" is that of occurrence or fact. 02 br
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00 For example, "to play on that street" in the sentence: "It's dangerous to play on that street" is an expression of action, while "that I succeeded in the test" in the sentence: "It's fortunate that I succeeded in the test" is that of occurrence or fact. 02 br
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 So an occurence is an instance of an action — that's your terminology? I have to understand what you mean by these terms to help you. 0-
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00 So an occurence is an instance of an action — that's your terminology? I have to understand what you mean by these terms to help you. 0-
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0 A: I want to see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 B: I expect to see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 C: I expect that I will see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 I don't really understand your terminology either. 02 br
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00 A expresses either a desire/wish or a command. If I'm away on a business trip and am talking to my husband, I may
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00 B: I expect to see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 C: I expect that I will see you tomorrow. 02 br
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00 I don't really understand your terminology either. 02 br
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00 A expresses either a desire/wish or a command. If I'm away on a business trip and am talking to my husband, I may
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0 －－Hi, Grammar Greek. I'm a non-native speaker of English teaching English composition to non-native students. Often we must teach English structures grammatically. 02 br
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00 What I want to know now is in what cases we should use 'that clause" and "to do". 02 br
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00 I must teach my students as simply as possible, so I'm trying to work out a formula, on
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00 What I want to know now is in what cases we should use 'that clause" and "to do". 02 br
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00 I must teach my students as simply as possible, so I'm trying to work out a formula, on
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0 I see where you're going, but is that really the easiest way for your students to understand? 02 br
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00 Yes, what follows a "that" would be something that happened (or will happen). 02 br
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00 It's a miracle that he fell down the steps and doesn't have so much as a bruise. - He DID fall down the stairs. 02 br
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00 Yes, what follows a "that" would be something that happened (or will happen). 02 br
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00 It's a miracle that he fell down the steps and doesn't have so much as a bruise. - He DID fall down the stairs. 02 br
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0 ----Thank you for your suggestion. I"ll follow it. 02 br
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00 By the way, I need your comment, if you like, about my opinion as to whether "to see you tomorrow" is an expression of Action or Event (I should have written "event" , instead of "occurrence") in Sentence B. 02 br
00 I think both explanations (a future action and a planned event) are possible. What do y
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00 By the way, I need your comment, if you like, about my opinion as to whether "to see you tomorrow" is an expression of Action or Event (I should have written "event" , instead of "occurrence") in Sentence B. 02 br
00 I think both explanations (a future action and a planned event) are possible. What do y
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0 B. sounds more commanding to me. 02 br
01 i 00 I expect to see you tomorrow, so you had better show up on time. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 I expect to see you tomorrow, so you had better be there when I arrive. 02 i 02 br
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00 C. sounds more like a supposition, a guess. 02 br
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01 i 00 I expect to see you tomorrow, so you had better show up on time. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 I expect to see you tomorrow, so you had better be there when I arrive. 02 i 02 br
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00 C. sounds more like a supposition, a guess. 02 br
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0 ---Hi, Calif Jim. I agree with your suggestion that the question above mentioned is too advanced and cerebral, so I'll introduce my idea in so limited a way.Thank you very much. 02 br
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00 By the way, I'd like you to answer my very last question if you like－－－concerning the following 2 sentences. 02 br
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00 By the way, I'd like you to answer my very last question if you like－－－concerning the following 2 sentences. 02 br
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0 You mean PAST occurrence of fact, right? 02 br
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00 They both expess something that actually happened, and the difference in meaning is very slight, if any. The first emphasizes the action of seeing her, the second gives 01 i 00 perhaps 02 i 00 more emphasis to the "where" and "when" it happened. 0-
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00 They both expess something that actually happened, and the difference in meaning is very slight, if any. The first emphasizes the action of seeing her, the second gives 01 i 00 perhaps 02 i 00 more emphasis to the "where" and "when" it happened. 0-
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