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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Ties are worn
1-Ties are worn on formal ceremonies.
Can't this sentence be used in two different contexts:
a-On formal ceremonies, ties are worn. That is what one has to do in a formal ceremony. Now, maybe ties can be worn when there is no formal ceremony.
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b-Ties are not worn when there is no formal ceremony. In order for you to wear a tie, there has to be a formal ceremony.
Ties are worn only on formal ceremonies. (One might probably say this to someone who is wearing a tie for no reason at all.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Can't this sentence be used in two different contexts:
a-On formal ceremonies, ties are worn. That is what one has to do in a formal ceremony. Now, maybe ties can be worn when there is no formal ceremony.
and:
b-Ties are not worn when there is no formal ceremony. In order for you to wear a tie, there has to be a formal ceremony.
Ties are worn only on formal ceremonies. (One might probably say this to someone who is wearing a tie for no reason at all.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
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Hello Navi, Sorry, but I do not fully understand your question. A necktie, or a bow tie, or whatever kind of tie, can be worn whenever the person wearing it so desires. "Ties are worn on formal ceremonies " is not a command.
- Hello Navi, Sorry, but I do not fully understand your question.
- A necktie, or a bow tie, or whatever kind of tie, can be worn whenever the person wearing it so desires.
- "Ties are worn on formal ceremonies " is not a command.
- It's just a statement If you had written "Ties must be worn for formal ceremonies", or " Ties are to be worn for all formal ceremonies ", this would be a command.
- "Ties must be worn only on formal occasions" is an imperative that implies that the wearer should not wear a tie on informal occasions.
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Hello Navi,
Sorry, but I do not fully understand your question.
A necktie, or a bow tie, or whatever kind of tie, can be worn whenever the person wearing it so desires.
"Ties are worn on formal ceremonies" is not a command. It's just a statement
If you had written "Ties must be worn for formal ceremonies", or "
Sorry, but I do not fully understand your question.
A necktie, or a bow tie, or whatever kind of tie, can be worn whenever the person wearing it so desires.
"Ties are worn on formal ceremonies" is not a command. It's just a statement
If you had written "Ties must be worn for formal ceremonies", or "
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Thanks John and yes you are on the right track, which is not very easy to do sometimes when answering my questions.
Let us imagine a society where ties are only worn on formal occasions.
Now I see a friend who is wearing a tie although there is no formal occasion. Could I say to him:
1-Ties must be worn on formal occasions. Why in the world are yo
Let us imagine a society where ties are only worn on formal occasions.
Now I see a friend who is wearing a tie although there is no formal occasion. Could I say to him:
1-Ties must be worn on formal occasions. Why in the world are yo
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You're correct, Navi.
In an imaginary society, or even one where it is simply not the fashion, "only" would not be required because everyone would understand that it is implied.
Your questions are always pertinent and I enjoy answering them if I can.
In an imaginary society, or even one where it is simply not the fashion, "only" would not be required because everyone would understand that it is implied.
Your questions are always pertinent and I enjoy answering them if I can.
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