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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Why do you think so?
1. What made you think he died?
2. On what ground do you think he died?
What other expressions similar to #1, #2 are there?
In any chance, can I use "Why do you think as he died?"
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. On what ground do you think he died?
What other expressions similar to #1, #2 are there?
In any chance, can I use "Why do you think as he died?"
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
1. Possible, but "he had died" may be better. 2.
- 1.
- Possible, but "he had died" may be better.
- 2.
- I prefer "grounds" to "ground", though you do see both used.
- I find this sentence slightly unsatisfactory because it can read as if "on what grounds" is supposed to apply to "died".
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1. Possible, but "he had died" may be better.
2. I prefer "grounds" to "ground", though you do see both used. I find this sentence slightly unsatisfactory because it can read as if "on what grounds" is supposed to apply to "died". I prefer "What grounds do you have for thinking that he died?" Some people may not have such a concern.
For normal purposes "Why do you think as he died?" i
2. I prefer "grounds" to "ground", though you do see both used. I find this sentence slightly unsatisfactory because it can read as if "on what grounds" is supposed to apply to "died". I prefer "What grounds do you have for thinking that he died?" Some people may not have such a concern.
For normal purposes "Why do you think as he died?" i
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Thank you, GPY, for your concrete answer. 
It is possible in theory with "as" used in the dialect sense of "that".
I would i
It is possible in theory with "as" used in the dialect sense of "that".
I would i
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ark sang joonI would induce from the above sentence that we are able to use 'that' in place of 'as', but you know we can't.I mentioned this special use of "as" = "that" only for completeness, or in case you had actually come across it and were quoting a sentence that you had seen. It is not used in standard modern English. If it confuses you, ignore it.
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Thank you, GPY, for your very very helpful answer to me.
"Why do you think that he died?" means "What makes you thi
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park sang joonThen, Can I use "Why do you think he died?" so as to mean "What makes you think he died?"?Omitting "that" does not change the meaning, so yes, it's the same as before.
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Thank you, GPY, for your continuous replies and very very helpful answer
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