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Stenka25 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
The sentence starting with "to infinitive"
The sentences below is from a website as follows :
http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/talking_main.html
The safest way to overcome these obstacles is to discuss the new information by beginning with what is known. To start with the familiar and then to add the new and variations or take-offs from the old to what it could be. Use also magical phrases to get people listening.
In the sentence the usage of "to start" and "to add" is unfamiliar to me.
In one sense they are just expatiation of "to discuss," ie. the elliptical expression of “(The safest way to overcome these obstacles is) to start with the familiar and then to add.”
But they just seem "imperative," like "Use" of the following sentence but without "to," ie. "Start with the familiar and then add the new and variations or take-offs from the old to what it could be." Of course, I’m not sure about this. I tried to check out my reference book without success.
Can you tell me which is better? Or do you have any other idea?
And, if you can, example sentence would be much appreciated.
http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/talking_main.html
The safest way to overcome these obstacles is to discuss the new information by beginning with what is known. To start with the familiar and then to add the new and variations or take-offs from the old to what it could be. Use also magical phrases to get people listening.
In the sentence the usage of "to start" and "to add" is unfamiliar to me.
In one sense they are just expatiation of "to discuss," ie. the elliptical expression of “(The safest way to overcome these obstacles is) to start with the familiar and then to add.”
But they just seem "imperative," like "Use" of the following sentence but without "to," ie. "Start with the familiar and then add the new and variations or take-offs from the old to what it could be." Of course, I’m not sure about this. I tried to check out my reference book without success.
Can you tell me which is better? Or do you have any other idea?
And, if you can, example sentence would be much appreciated.
Top answer
In one sense they are just expatiation of "to discuss," ie. ” That is right. Advertising copy and similar writing take freedoms with construction to create impact.
- In one sense they are just expatiation of "to discuss," ie.
- ” That is right.
- Advertising copy and similar writing take freedoms with construction to create impact.
- Here, the writer has composed a sentence fragment.
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Stenka25n the sentence the usage of "to start" and "to add" is unfamiliar to me.In one sense they are just expatiation of "to discuss," ie. the elliptical expression of “(The safest way to overcome these obstacles is) to start with the familiar and then to add.”That is right. Advertising copy and similar writing take freedoms with construction to create impa
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