Wh + better + to do than ~

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1. What better way to enjoy the thrill of flying than bungee jumping?
2. When better time to talk your dad into more allowance than when he has a bit too much to drink?
3. What better to enoy than the time of studying English?

What words can I think is implicit in my examples?

Thank you in advance for your help.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

park sang joonWhat words can I think is are implicit in my examples?

"is there" (3 is faulty; you need to fix it.)

CJ

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your helpful correction and answer.

3. What better way to enjoy than the time of studying English?
Is this right?

CalifJim · Answer

park sang joon Wh + better + to do than ~

Your revision is better, but where's the "than" part?

What better way to enjoy than the time of studying English?

CJ

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuing to answer.

3. What better way to enjoy than the time of studying English?
4. What better to be enjoyed than the time of studying English?
5. Who better to take advantage of the iconography of H.G. Wells and War of the Worlds than Dan Abnett?

Formula 1. "who better to do sth than sb"

I was wandering whether I can write such a sentence as in #4 by the equal way to #5

CalifJim · Answer

park sang joon3. What better way to enjoy ____ than to ___ the time of studying English?

In English you can't just enjoy. You have to enjoy something. You can enjoy your time. That will work as follows.

What better way to enjoy your time than to study English?

park sang joon4. What better to be enjoyed than the time of studying English?

Passivizing 'enjoy' with 'be enjoyed' won't work in that sentence. I think I get the meaning you're trying to get across, but it doesn't sound like anything we would actually say. The passive would work better with something like this:

What better way to be killed than in the service of one's country?

park sang joonI was wondering whether I can write such a sentence as in #4 by the equal way to #5.

Yes, I see that you're trying to get that structure working for the sentence with 'enjoying time studying English', but it's harder to do with "what" than with "who". If you get rid of your attempt to passivize, you can do this:

What better to enjoy than the time you spend on studying English?

CJ

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr.Jim, for you very elaborate answer and your kindness.

3. What better to enjoy than the time of studying English?
3+. What better to enjoy than the time you spend on studying English?

You said #3 is faulty and as the corrected version, gave #3+ to me.
So, I was wondering whether I shoud not use apposition to express general action.
Please help me.

CalifJim · Answer

park sang joonYou said #3 is faulty and as the corrected version, gave #3+ to me.

Yes. That's right. #3+ is the corrected form.

park sang joonI was wondering whether I should not use apposition to express general action.

I don't quite understand the question. What do you think is an example of apposition in those sentences? I don't see it.

CJ

Park sang joon · Answer

3. What better to enjoy than the time of studying English?

I think "the time" is in apposition to "studying English."

CalifJim · Answer

park sang joonI think "the time" is in apposition to "studying English."

Not with "of". "of studying English" is a preposition phrase.

If you want an appositive, then leave off "the" and "of". I think you want this one. 'some' is optional.

What better to enjoy than (some) time studying English?

CJ

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your continuing to answer.

4. His ability to make others help each other led our team to win the prize.
5. The reason to test him was that they had wanted to know his suitability for the project.
6. I have and idea of spending summer vacation effciently.
7. He barely managed to avoid danger of being killed.
8. I will fight for their freedom of working at the place which they want.
9. He suddenly recognized the responsibility of supporting his family.

We are taught the underlined phrase is apposition and "to" and "of" play the similar role to the appositive conjunction "that."

10. What better to enjoy than (some) time studying English?

I think in your example, "studying" modifies "time".
So, I was wandering whether "time" can study English, namely whether "time" can be the subject of "studying."

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