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Sitifan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
*To drink too much is bad for one's health.
*To drink too much is bad for one's health.
*I think to live in a foreign country is very interesting.
According to a study guide published in Taiwan, the above two sentences are incorrect.
They should be corrected as follows:
Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
I think living in a foreign country is very interesting.
It is bad for one's health to drink too much.
I think it is very interesting to live in a foreign country.
Do native speakers agree?
*I think to live in a foreign country is very interesting.
According to a study guide published in Taiwan, the above two sentences are incorrect.
They should be corrected as follows:
Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
I think living in a foreign country is very interesting.
It is bad for one's health to drink too much.
I think it is very interesting to live in a foreign country.
Do native speakers agree?
Top answer
sitifan *To drink too much is bad for one's health. *I think to live in a foreign country is very interesting. According to a study guide published in Taiwan, the above two sentences are incorrect.
- sitifan *To drink too much is bad for one's health.
- *I think to live in a foreign country is very interesting.
- According to a study guide published in Taiwan, the above two sentences are incorrect.
- No, they are not incorrect; they are just unusual.
- sitifan They should be corrected as follows:Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
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sitifan*To drink too much is bad for one's health. *I think to live in a foreign country is very interesting. According to a study guide published in Taiwan, the above two sentences are incorrect.No, they are not incorrect; they are just unusual.
sitifanThey should be corrected as follows:Drinking too much is bad for one's health. I th
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____ plastic surgery or not is usually a difficult decision. (A) Have (B) Having (C) Had (D) To have
The answer to the above question is option D. Is option B also acceptable?
The answer to the above question is option D. Is option B also acceptable?
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sitifanIs option B also acceptable?Yes, it does not disturb me. However, the incipient grammar legislates for the infinitive: 'decide to do something', not 'decide doing something'. Also, stricter grammarians may point to the future tone of the sentence. The infinitive carries a tone of potentiality, while the '-ing' form accentuates the process.
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It is bad for one's health drinking too much.
I think it is very interesting living in a foreign country.
Are the above two sentences also acceptable?
I think it is very interesting living in a foreign country.
Are the above two sentences also acceptable?
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sitifanAre the above two sentences also acceptable?The second one sounds like a natural utterance to me, but the first one does not.
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