To infinitive result
The iron bar fell on the hard floor to make a loud clanging sound.
The iron bar fell on the hard floor only to make a loud clanging sound.
I'm dealing with "to-infinitive" result case and heard that sentence 1 sounds kind of strange but sentence 2 doesn't.
I don't know why 1 is wrong and 2 is correct because of the word "only".
Could you explain why clearly?
To me, both sentences are natural and grammatical, though.
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fire1 I'm dealing with "to-infinitive" result case and heard that sentence 1 sounds kind of strange but sentence 2 doesn't. Number 1 sounds unnatural, and number 2 sounds natural but is illogical. " In your sentence, an iron bar would of course make a loud sound.
- fire1 I'm dealing with "to-infinitive" result case and heard that sentence 1 sounds kind of strange but sentence 2 doesn't.
- Number 1 sounds unnatural, and number 2 sounds natural but is illogical.
- " In your sentence, an iron bar would of course make a loud sound.
- " That reading is unshakeable, so your other meaning is impossible.
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fire1I'm dealing with "to-infinitive" result case and heard that sentence 1 sounds kind of strange but sentence 2 doesn't.
Number 1 sounds unnatural, and number 2 sounds natural but is illogical. The structure "only infinitive" is used to represent a contrast between the expected result of the first part and the actual result in the second, for examp
0Here are some typical examples of the infinitive of result with "only to". Note that the result is surprising or disappointing in some way. The comma is optional. As you see, some writers use the comma; some don't.
The board asked for higher offers only to turn them down later.
The youngster survived the illness only to die in a car crash a few years later.
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