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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Win
Hi.
"David Moyes has waited 11 years to see Everton win at Old Trafford - and when that elusive victory finally arrived it rounded off a night of misery and indignity for Manchester United's manager." [From the BBC.]
Is win a noun or a verb in the sentence? I'm confused with the that elusive victory which may refer to the win.
Thank you.
"David Moyes has waited 11 years to see Everton win at Old Trafford - and when that elusive victory finally arrived it rounded off a night of misery and indignity for Manchester United's manager." [From the BBC.]
Is win a noun or a verb in the sentence? I'm confused with the that elusive victory which may refer to the win.
Thank you.
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It's a verb. If it was a noun then there would need to be an article: "waited 11 years to see an Everton win at Old Trafford". )
- It's a verb.
- If it was a noun then there would need to be an article: "waited 11 years to see an Everton win at Old Trafford".
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It's a verb.
If it was a noun then there would need to be an article: "waited 11 years to see an Everton win at Old Trafford". (If this was in a headline, where articles are often omitted, then it could be ambiguous, but in regular prose the article must be included.)
If it was a noun then there would need to be an article: "waited 11 years to see an Everton win at Old Trafford". (If this was in a headline, where articles are often omitted, then it could be ambiguous, but in regular prose the article must be included.)
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