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Notatall Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
what is "come to" used for
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Could you please to look at the following sentence.
The two strangers start talking and “come to” realize that they are both employed in the same company.
Is this sentence correct in grammar? And what does “come to” mean here? Without “come to” being placed here, does the sentence convey different meanings.
Could you please to look at the following sentence.
The two strangers start talking and “come to” realize that they are both employed in the same company.
Is this sentence correct in grammar? And what does “come to” mean here? Without “come to” being placed here, does the sentence convey different meanings.
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It is not "come to", it is "come" infinitive . com/dictionary/come Def. 1d2 ), "to reach a condition or conclusion".
- It is not "come to", it is "come" infinitive .
- com/dictionary/come Def.
- 1d2 ), "to reach a condition or conclusion".
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It is not "come to", it is "come" infinitive. You are seeing one of the definitions of "come" (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come Def. 1d2 ), "to reach a condition or conclusion".
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Thank you enoon
But futher question is about the difference in meaning
Does the sentence "They start talking and realize that they work in the some company." have the same meaning as the sentence with "come to" does?
But futher question is about the difference in meaning
Does the sentence "They start talking and realize that they work in the some company." have the same meaning as the sentence with "come to" does?
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It is more like "discover."
They discover by talking with each other that they work for the same company.
They discover by talking with each other that they work for the same company.
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