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Qingqing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The infinitive used as attributive
The situation:
Five students were sitting in the classroom. And then the teacher came in. The teacher asked, "Who came in the classroom first?"
"Mary,"one of the students answered.
Here, the correct and complete answer should be "______"
A. Mary is the first to come in the classoom.
B. Mary was the first to come in the classroom.
C. Mary is the first to have come in the classroom.
Which is right? Is it right to say "He is the first to have finished the plan"? Thanks.
Five students were sitting in the classroom. And then the teacher came in. The teacher asked, "Who came in the classroom first?"
"Mary,"one of the students answered.
Here, the correct and complete answer should be "______"
A. Mary is the first to come in the classoom.
B. Mary was the first to come in the classroom.
C. Mary is the first to have come in the classroom.
Which is right? Is it right to say "He is the first to have finished the plan"? Thanks.
Top answer
B...
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36 Answers
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Then, what about the sentence "Johnson is the first young teacher to have been promoted professor in the university this year."
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qingqing Then, what about the sentence "Johnson is the first young teacher to have been promoted professor in the university this year."well, take more thoughts to think about the answer"
"Who came first?"--- "Mary came first" / "Mary is the first"
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just my idea
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Five students were sitting in the classroom. And then the teacher came in. The teacher asked, "Who came in the classroom first?"
B. Mary was the first (one/person) to come in the classroom. (past tense)
You are talking about an event that occurred before the teacher came in. You are not talking about Mary herself.
But if this happens every day, you can say:
Mary i
B. Mary was the first (one/person) to come in the classroom. (past tense)
You are talking about an event that occurred before the teacher came in. You are not talking about Mary herself.
But if this happens every day, you can say:
Mary i
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qingqing"Who came in the classroom first?""came" Past tense.
A. Mary is ...
B. Mary was ... < Past tense.
C. Mary is ...
qingqingWhich is right?B.
qingqingIs it right to say "He is the first to have finished the plan"?Yes. (But that has nothing to do with
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From my understanding, if this was a question in a test, I would like to select B.
WAS is the answer for the teacher's question, which is asking the event.
IS is talking about Mary's ALWAYS
For spoken language, both of them can answer the question without doubt.
If we use "Johnson WAS the first young teacher...." I'd like to ask who is the first young teacher NOW? Did you fin
WAS is the answer for the teacher's question, which is asking the event.
IS is talking about Mary's ALWAYS
For spoken language, both of them can answer the question without doubt.
If we use "Johnson WAS the first young teacher...." I'd like to ask who is the first young teacher NOW? Did you fin
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Kevin LingIf we use "Johnson WAS the first young teacher...." I'd like to ask who is the first young teacher NOW? Did you find anyone else?
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If the context like this, do you think it's appropriate?
Two student are chatting
K: What's up? L!
L: Hey, it's been a while for not seeing you around.
K: Yes, I was on vacation. So what's the news lately?
L: Did you know about Johnson?
K: Yes, Johnson is the first young teacher to have been promoted professor in the university this year!
L: Well, Johnson WAS the first
Two student are chatting
K: What's up? L!
L: Hey, it's been a while for not seeing you around.
K: Yes, I was on vacation. So what's the news lately?
L: Did you know about Johnson?
K: Yes, Johnson is the first young teacher to have been promoted professor in the university this year!
L: Well, Johnson WAS the first
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I completely disagree with your list of possible responses. "Mary." is a correct response. One of the joys of the English language is brevity without rudeness (spoken Spanish is much the same). The answering child, presumably the second entrant to the classroom, could have replied "Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow, Mary was first to arrive today, so now you know." However,
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