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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The usage of "rare"
Whe you use "rare" in the following sentence, which usage would you choose?
I've seen 2) version more often than the other, but 2) is more complicated, so I was just wondering about that.
1) people who enjoy reading dictionaries
are rare.
2) It is rare for people to enjoy reading
dictionaries.
I've seen 2) version more often than the other, but 2) is more complicated, so I was just wondering about that.
1) people who enjoy reading dictionaries
are rare.
2) It is rare for people to enjoy reading
dictionaries.
Top answer
teacherJapan which usage would you choose? 2 teacherJapan 2) is more complicated To the outsider, perhaps, but as English speakers we are quite used to the pattern. It comes up in some conversations on an average of once every 20 to 30 sentences.
- teacherJapan which usage would you choose?
- 2 teacherJapan 2) is more complicated To the outsider, perhaps, but as English speakers we are quite used to the pattern.
- It comes up in some conversations on an average of once every 20 to 30 sentences.
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teacherJapanwhich usage would you choose?2
teacherJapan2) is more complicatedTo the outsider, perhaps, but as English speakers we are quite used to the pattern. It comes up in some conversations on an average of once every 20 to 30 sentences. It's ... for ... to ....
It's easy for anyone to see that this
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I see!!! Thank you very much for such detailed advice! It does make sense if explained that way :-)
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