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Maripinky Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

the verb expect

0 Can you tell me if these two sentences mean exactly the same? Doesn't the second one imply an obligation? I also think the first implies that the students did interrupt, which wasn't expected.02br
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00The students weren't expected to interrupt the lesson.02br
00The students were expected not to interrupt the lesson.0-
  

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In both of them it isn't approve for students to interrupt the lesson. 0-

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  • In both of them it isn't approve for students to interrupt the lesson.
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0 I can't see any meaning difference between this sentences.In both of them it isn't approve for students to interrupt the lesson. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can you tell me if these two sentences mean exactly the same? 00Sometimes such expressions may be interchanged, yet you can find differences if you look carefully at the words. See below.02font02br
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01font00Doesn't the second one imply an obligation? 02font
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001. The students weren't expected to interrupt the lesson.12br
10 2. The students were expected not to interrupt the lesson.12blockquote
101. Nobody expected the students to interrupt.02br
00 2. One or more people expected the students to refrain from interrupting.02br
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