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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The usage of to-infinitive
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1) In the first sentence, I think 'explaining' modify 'a PM' so that a comma should be positioned before 'explaining' to avoid the misunderstanding that 'explaining' modify 'moderators'; am I right?
2) in the second sentence, Which usage is 'to see' used as - duty or result?
duty) At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators that should see it.
result) At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators, so they would see it.
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1) In the first sentence, I think 'explaining' modify 'a PM' so that a comma should be positioned before 'explaining' to avoid the misunderstanding that 'explaining' modify 'moderators'; am I right?
2) in the second sentence, Which usage is 'to see' used as - duty or result?
duty) At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators that should see it.
result) At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators, so they would see it.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon 1) In the first sentence, I think 'explaining' modify 'a PM' so that a comma should be positioned before 'explaining' to avoid the misunderstanding that 'explaining' modify 'moderators'; am I right? You may if you like, but it is not really necessary; we often rely on readers' common sense in interpreting meaning. park sang joon 2) in the second sentence, Which usage is 'to see' used as - duty or result?
- park sang joon 1) In the first sentence, I think 'explaining' modify 'a PM' so that a comma should be positioned before 'explaining' to avoid the misunderstanding that 'explaining' modify 'moderators'; am I right?
- You may if you like, but it is not really necessary; we often rely on readers' common sense in interpreting meaning.
- park sang joon 2) in the second sentence, Which usage is 'to see' used as - duty or result?
- I'm not clear on why the 'usage' must be limited to either of those.
- Do you have a list of such 'usages'?
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park sang joon1) In the first sentence, I think 'explaining' modify 'a PM' so that a comma should be positioned before 'explaining' to avoid the misunderstanding that 'explaining' modify 'moderators'; am I right?You may if you like, but it is not really necessary; we often rely on readers' common sense in interpreting meaning.
park sang joon
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your concrete accounts.
He has accepted the request to be enthroned.
There was a request to reconsider the plan.
He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything.
[result]
My mom lived to be 90
Mister MicawberDo you have a list of such 'usages'? To me, 'for others to see' means potentiality.[duty]
He has accepted the request to be enthroned.
There was a request to reconsider the plan.
He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything.
[result]
My mom lived to be 90
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park sang joonI haven't heard the usage potentiality until now. Could you tell me some more about that usage or show me some examples?Sorry, but I don't work from lists and I would never have thought of 'result' or 'duty'. I just try to think of what the sentence means to me.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your reply.
About the usage potentiality, do you, in any chance, take 'to-infinitive' for 'be to-infinitive'?
For example : Every day we are to see a variety of people in the street.
Mister Micawber I just try to think of what the sentence means to me.I don't know what do you mean.
About the usage potentiality, do you, in any chance, take 'to-infinitive' for 'be to-infinitive'?
For example : Every day we are to see a variety of people in the street.
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park sang joonAbout the usage potentiality, do you, in any chance, take 'to-infinitive' for 'be to-infinitive'?For example : Every day we are to see a variety of people in the street.No; that is a different structure, one of our seven or eight future forms.
park sang joon 'I just try to think of what the sentence means to me.' I do
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Thank you, Mister Micawber, for your reply.
In any chance if you should like to tell me the usage 'potentiality', please drop by here whenever.
In any chance if you should like to tell me the usage 'potentiality', please drop by here whenever.
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park sang joon the usage 'potentiality'It just means 'it might happen; there is a possibility of X happening in the future'.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, very much for your answer.
At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators to see, so just be patient.
Then, Can I rephrase the above sentence like the following?
At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators that would see it, so just b
At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators to see, so just be patient.
Then, Can I rephrase the above sentence like the following?
At the moment your post addressed to Julian Stuart is visible for him or any of the other moderators that would see it, so just b
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your quick reply 
I thought 'to see' have only a bit higher probability than you.
I thought 'to see' have only a bit higher probability than you.
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