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Hole One a New See Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Verb 'consider'. Is it correct?
Hi everybody,
Currently I'm learning English with another student. We translate a BBC article then talk about it. Last time I said this sentence:
"A Californian company considers the fact they won a preliminary permission to grow engineered crops (as) a great succes."
The article which we talked about:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2007/03/070307_crops.shtml
1. Is the sentence I used correct?
2. Do native speakers use such long objects in spoken English? (Now I think that the verb 'consider' (more exactly the sentence where I use it) is relatively easily identifiable even if I use longer object. I just guess that 'consider' is an easy verb [doesn't require experience unlike hot verbs such as 'take'])
Thanks for your help in advance.
Currently I'm learning English with another student. We translate a BBC article then talk about it. Last time I said this sentence:
"A Californian company considers the fact they won a preliminary permission to grow engineered crops (as) a great succes."
The article which we talked about:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2007/03/070307_crops.shtml
1. Is the sentence I used correct?
2. Do native speakers use such long objects in spoken English? (Now I think that the verb 'consider' (more exactly the sentence where I use it) is relatively easily identifiable even if I use longer object. I just guess that 'consider' is an easy verb [doesn't require experience unlike hot verbs such as 'take'])
Thanks for your help in advance.
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A Californian company considers the fact that they gained preliminary permission to grow genetically engineered crops (as) a great success . Hole One a New See 1. Is the sentence I used correct?
- A Californian company considers the fact that they gained preliminary permission to grow genetically engineered crops (as) a great success .
- Hole One a New See 1.
- Is the sentence I used correct?
- Yes, as amended.
- Hole One a New See 2.
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A Californian company considers the fact that they gained preliminary permission to grow genetically engineered crops (as) a great success.
Hole One a New See1. Is the sentence I used correct?Yes, as amended.
Hole One a New See2. Do native speakers use such long objects in spoken English?Ye
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Mister MicawberA Californian company considers the fact that they gained preliminary permission to grow genetically engineered crops (as) a great success.Hole One a New See1. Is the sentence I used correct?Yes, as amended.Hole One a New See2. Do native speakers use such long objects in spoken English?Yes.Actually, I don't really understand which of the nouns
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@GCheng620
I didn't write 'noun(s)'. I guess that 'object' is a grammatical term and as such it can be longer than only one word. I don't possess a great grasp of English so I highlighted that part.
The blue one.
which of the nouns the original poster is referring to as "long"
I didn't write 'noun(s)'. I guess that 'object' is a grammatical term and as such it can be longer than only one word. I don't possess a great grasp of English so I highlighted that part.
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Thank you very much., Mister Micawber.
One more questions additionally (in connection with it):
I can see that you used 'that'. Is it necessary or I could omit it? If the former is true than where could I check it? Is it a grammatical thing or not? I would like to learn its logic but
One more questions additionally (in connection with it):
I can see that you used 'that'. Is it necessary or I could omit it? If the former is true than where could I check it? Is it a grammatical thing or not? I would like to learn its logic but
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Hole One a New SeeI can see that you used 'that'. Is it necessary or I could omit it? If the former is true than where could I check it? Is it a grammatical thing or not?It could be omitted informally, but the set phrase 'the fact that' is strongly expected there.
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