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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

To-infinitive

1.Could you confirm whether the following sentence is right?

You are a lucky man to marry her.

2. If so, how is it interpreted? Did 'you' already marry her or not?
  

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You are a lucky man to marry her. OK. lucas21c 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • You are a lucky man to marry her.
  • OK.
  • lucas21c 2.
  • If so, how is it interpreted?
  • Did 'you' already marry her or not?
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lucas21c1.Could you confirm whether the following sentence is right?You are a lucky man to marry her.
OK.
lucas21c2. If so, how is it interpreted? Did 'you' already marry her or not?
Either way; the proof is in the context.
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How about "He is a lucky man to have narrowly escaped the terrible accident?"
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Then, why can "to marry her" of "You are a lucky man to marry her" be interpreted as the past tense? Could you paraphrase "to marry her" in the case that its meaning is past?
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lucas21c why can "to marry her" of "You are a lucky man to marry her" be interpreted as the past tense?
The infinitive has no intrinsic time or tense; it depends on the context.
lucas21cCould you paraphrase "to marry her" in the case that its meaning is past?
It is clearer if you use 'to have married her'.
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