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Maymhight Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
What do you think about these sentences?
Hi!
Are the following four sentences gramatically correct?
(1) I think it is foolish for teenagers to want to have brand-name goods.
(2) I think it is foolish of teenagers to want to have brand-name goods.
(3) I think it foolish for teenagers to want to have brand-name goods.
(4) I think it is foolish that teenagers want to have brand-name goods.
Your advice will be appreciated.
Regards,
Are the following four sentences gramatically correct?
(1) I think it is foolish for teenagers to want to have brand-name goods.
(2) I think it is foolish of teenagers to want to have brand-name goods.
(3) I think it foolish for teenagers to want to have brand-name goods.
(4) I think it is foolish that teenagers want to have brand-name goods.
Your advice will be appreciated.
Regards,
Top answer
They are all grammatically correct. I find the first the most typical for expressing that particular thought. CJ
- They are all grammatically correct.
- I find the first the most typical for expressing that particular thought.
- CJ
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They are all grammatically correct. I find the first the most typical for expressing that particular thought.
CJ
CJ
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"It is foolish of" scores 943 googles, and "it is foolish for" scores 25,200; while "it is foolish of * to" scores 13,300, and "it is foolish for * to" scores 37,200.
Inconsistent but interesting.
MrP
Inconsistent but interesting.
MrP
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Excuse me ..
How did you get the scores, please? Is it a website to check the grammaticality of sentences or at least the degree of being accepted sentences? I'm really interested !
How did you get the scores, please? Is it a website to check the grammaticality of sentences or at least the degree of being accepted sentences? I'm really interested !
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Teacherly StudentHello TS
Excuse me ..
How did you get the scores, please? Is it a website to check the grammaticality of sentences or at least the degree of being accepted sentences? I'm really interested !
No, I simply searched on the phrases in the Google search box, and looked at how many pages were returned (i.e. the tota
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MrPedantic...Unfortunately the totals are often misleading......More that, if we take into account that a finely spoken language is always a rarity...
Slava
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(4) I think it is foolish that teenagers want to have brand-name goods.
IMO, a more formal (and probably mostly BrE) version of the above would be:
I think it is foolish that teenagers should want to have brand-name goods.
IMO, a more formal (and probably mostly BrE) version of the above would be:
I think it is foolish that teenagers should want to have brand-name goods.
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Hi Marius,
...that teenagers want... is Present Subjunctive, ...that teenagers should want... is Past Subjunctive. I don't think there should be any difference. Compare: ...that a teenager want...
Does 'should'
...that teenagers want... is Present Subjunctive, ...that teenagers should want... is Past Subjunctive. I don't think there should be any difference. Compare: ...that a teenager want...
Does 'should'
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