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Bhikkhu1991 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

to-infinitive/reserve

0Answer A. He rang to reserve a table for four.02br
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00Answer B. He rang making a reservation for a table for four.02br
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00Hello,02br
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00I have found out the two sentences are correct.02br
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001.Why Answer A is preferable to Answer B in a test question?02br
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002.Is Answer B informal ? Please explain the reason.02br
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003. Is "making a reservation for a table for four" a gerund noun phrase?02br
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00Thank you.02br
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00With best wishes.0-
  

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02br 00B as it stands is not correct. 0-

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00B as it stands is not correct. A comma would help:02br
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01i00He rang, making a reservation for a table for four02i00.02br
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001-- I like A better02br
002-- No, not informal; it is neutral (as corrected with the comma).02br
003-- No, it is a present participle introducing a nonfinite c
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