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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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This is not an especially good message to be given children. In addition, wrestling celebrates incredibly loutish behavior. Watching a wrestling match on television. it's hard to say whose behavior is more disreputable, the wrestlers shouting at the top of their lungs that they are going to demolish their opponent, or the scantily clad women who parade around exhibiting score cards and occasionally jump in the ring to join the fray.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think because they give children a message, "to give" should have been used, no "to be given."
And I think because "the top of their lungs" is not a competitor to be demolished, "to" is used, not "at."
So, I'd like to know if my assumption is right.
And I'd like to know if "shout" can take "that" clause as an object.
Thank you in advance for your help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think because they give children a message, "to give" should have been used, no "to be given."
And I think because "the top of their lungs" is not a competitor to be demolished, "to" is used, not "at."
So, I'd like to know if my assumption is right.
And I'd like to know if "shout" can take "that" clause as an object.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" Either the active voice or passive voice infinitive can be used. park sang joon shouting at the top of their lungs That is an idiom. It means shouting as loud as they possibly could.
- " Either the active voice or passive voice infinitive can be used.
- park sang joon shouting at the top of their lungs That is an idiom.
- It means shouting as loud as they possibly could.
- park sang joon And I'd like to know if "shout" can take "that" clause as an object.
- Yes.
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park sang joonI think because they give children a message, "to give" should have been used, no "to be given."Either the active voice or passive voice infinitive can be used.
park sang joonshouting at the top of their lungsThat is an idiom. It means shouting as loud as they possibly could.
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park sang joonI think because they give children a message, "to give" should have been used, no "to be given."No; it is the writer's choice of passive vs active.
park sang joonAnd I think because "the top of their lungs" is not a competitor to be demolished, "to" is used, not "at."Your reasoning is faulty; 'shout at the to
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