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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
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Turn to me to do
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Can the following sentences be understood to mean the sentences after the "?".
My main concnern is, in the "A turn to B to do C", can it be understood to mean that the agent to do C is B, not A?
1. They turned to me to ask the job be done. ? They turned to me to tell me to ask the job be done.
2. They turned to me to do the job. ? They turned to me to ask me to do the job.
3. I turned to her to do that for me. ? I turned to her to ask her to do that for me.
4. Congress turned to him to represent the Brazilian people. ? Congress turned to him to ask him to represent the Brazilian people.
Can the following sentences be understood to mean the sentences after the "?".
My main concnern is, in the "A turn to B to do C", can it be understood to mean that the agent to do C is B, not A?
1. They turned to me to ask the job be done. ? They turned to me to tell me to ask the job be done.
2. They turned to me to do the job. ? They turned to me to ask me to do the job.
3. I turned to her to do that for me. ? I turned to her to ask her to do that for me.
4. Congress turned to him to represent the Brazilian people. ? Congress turned to him to ask him to represent the Brazilian people.
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". My main concnern is, in the "A turn to B to do C", can it be understood to mean that the agent to do C is B, not A? Yes.
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- My main concnern is, in the "A turn to B to do C", can it be understood to mean that the agent to do C is B, not A?
- Yes.
- eg Mary turned to Tom to cook dinner.
- >> She asked or told Tom to cook dinner.
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Can the following sentences be understood to mean the sentences after the "?".
My main concnern is, in the "A turn to B to do C", can it be understood to mean that the agent to do C is B, not A?
Yes. eg Mary turned to Tom to cook dinner. >> She asked or told Tom to cook dinner.
1. They turned to me to ask the job be done. ? They turned t
My main concnern is, in the "A turn to B to do C", can it be understood to mean that the agent to do C is B, not A?
Yes. eg Mary turned to Tom to cook dinner. >> She asked or told Tom to cook dinner.
1. They turned to me to ask the job be done. ? They turned t
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I see.... I see...
"turn to someone" itself means "ask"....
Thanks so much, Clive!!
"turn to someone" itself means "ask"....
Thanks so much, Clive!!
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