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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Want/need someone in here

- I need/want the people in here.

Q1) What does the sentence above imply?

1. I need/want the people to be in here.

2. I need/want the people who are in here.

3. Either 1 or 2 according to context.

I think it could imply 1 and 2.

Q2) Can I say the sentence when I mean it to imply 2?

Q3) As a side question, what does this sentence "I need/want the people here" imply?

A. I need/want the people to be here.

B. I need/want the people who are here.

C. Either A or B according to context.

I think the right answer is C.

  

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  • fire1 - I need/want the people in here.
  • Q1) What does the sentence above imply?
  • 1.
  • I need/want the people to be in here.
  • 2.
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fire1- I need/want the people in here.
Q1) What does the sentence above imply?
1. I need/want the people to be in here.
2. I need/want the people who are in here.
3. Either 1 or 2 according to context.
I think it could imply 1 and 2.

Right, it could mean either, depending on context and/or intonation.

In spoken English, if the emph

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