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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"the first + to V or V ing"
This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip.
I have seen the sentence but I have usually seen the first to V structure like This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 to take off from an airstrip but I feel like there is no meaning difference between the two sentences. Is there no meaning difference between the first ,second, last, etc to V and the first, second, last, etc V ing?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
I have seen the sentence but I have usually seen the first to V structure like This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 to take off from an airstrip but I feel like there is no meaning difference between the two sentences. Is there no meaning difference between the first ,second, last, etc to V and the first, second, last, etc V ing?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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Hans51 This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip. This appears to be a photo caption describing the action of taking off. The verb is a different meaning from 'the first to do'.
- Hans51 This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip.
- This appears to be a photo caption describing the action of taking off.
- The verb is a different meaning from 'the first to do'.
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Hans51This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip.This appears to be a photo caption describing the action of taking off. The verb is a different meaning from 'the first to do'.
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This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip.
This may probably mean that the fighter IS taking off.
This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 to take off from an airstrip.
This may probably mean that the fighter IS going to take off some time.
Just my opinion.
This may probably mean that the fighter IS taking off.
This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 to take off from an airstrip.
This may probably mean that the fighter IS going to take off some time.
Just my opinion.
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This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 to take off from an airstrip.
"this" and "the first" refer to "the jet itself"
This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip.
"This" and "the first" might be referring to "the jet" or "the taking off" or to both at the same time, w
"this" and "the first" refer to "the jet itself"
This is the first Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 taking off from an airstrip.
"This" and "the first" might be referring to "the jet" or "the taking off" or to both at the same time, w
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ImladrisThis is the first a Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 is taking off from an airstrip.Oh dear! No, not possible.
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I do not think this sentence is right.
This is the first a Korean-built fighter jet called the FA-50 is taking off from an airstrip.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousWhy?It has two main verbs ('is' and 'is').But it has two subjects too.
Well, then, does it change anything if we add the word "time"?
This is the first time a Korean fighter jet called blah blah is taking off / has taken off from an air strip.
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ImladrisWell, then, does it change anything if we add the word "time"?Yes; then it postulates a relative pronoun:
This is the first time that a Korean fighter jet called blah blah is taking off / has taken off from an air strip.
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