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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
try her to eat somthing
Hi, everyone.
I'm conused.
I saw the sentence below on the internet.
I will try him to see how he performs his ablution.
However, I have not fount the same sentence structure as the above in the Oxford dictionary. It doesn't refer to the kind of structure on verb "try"
I'm certain that there is that form commoly in English, for example, I persuade him to do it. What I wonder is that this form could be possible about the verb "try".
Please anyone help me.
I'm conused.
I saw the sentence below on the internet.
I will try him to see how he performs his ablution.
However, I have not fount the same sentence structure as the above in the Oxford dictionary. It doesn't refer to the kind of structure on verb "try"
I'm certain that there is that form commoly in English, for example, I persuade him to do it. What I wonder is that this form could be possible about the verb "try".
Please anyone help me.
Top answer
It would help to have some more context. "Ablution" is a pretty rare word these days, so I suspect that the writer is not a native speaker of standard American or British English, which alone would account for the strangeness of "try" there. It is a possible sentence, though, meaning that you will make the experiment of having him wash while you watch, but it sounds a bit old-fashioned to me.
- It would help to have some more context.
- "Ablution" is a pretty rare word these days, so I suspect that the writer is not a native speaker of standard American or British English, which alone would account for the strangeness of "try" there.
- It is a possible sentence, though, meaning that you will make the experiment of having him wash while you watch, but it sounds a bit old-fashioned to me.
- The American Heritage Dictionary has for definition 2 "To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability: Try this casserole.
- " This is the general idea seen in your sentence.
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It would help to have some more context. "Ablution" is a pretty rare word these days, so I suspect that the writer is not a native speaker of standard American or British English, which alone would account for the strangeness of "try" there. It is a possible sentence, though, meaning that you will make the experiment of having him wash while you watch, but it sounds a bit old-fashioned to me.
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