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Habibaelgindy Posted 11 years ago
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to be vs subject+inf

A: Don't claim to be Arctic Monkeys' biggest fan...
B: Don't claim you're Arctic Monkeys' biggest fan...
A2: I won't claim to be his fan.
B2: I won't claim I'm his fan.
  

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A. Statement is correct, with a period. B.

  • A.
  • Statement is correct, with a period.
  • B.
  • Also correct, with period.
  • A2.
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A. Statement is correct, with a period.
B. Also correct, with period.
A2. I won’t claim to be their fan.
B2. I won’t claim that I’m their fan. (‘that’ is optional but I prefer it.)

Did you deliberately omit “biggest” from A2 & B2?

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