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Uktous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Tom will take on the role of drive.

We need a driver to drive the car.
However, our company will not hire a driver.
The boss told Tom to drive the car.

Can I say this sentence?
Tom will take on the role of drive.
  

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Tom will take (on) the role of drive r . As shown. CJ

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  • Tom will take (on) the role of drive r .
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  • CJ
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uktousCan I say this sentence?Tom will take (on) the role of driver.
As shown.

CJ
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I'd be far more likely to say simply 'Tom will drive'.
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fivejedjonI'd be far more likely to say simply 'Tom will drive'.
Me too, but then you can't illustrate the grammar of the idiom "take the role of".
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And because you have introduced both 'take' and 'take on', you might instead say, "Tom will assume the role of driver."
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