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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word inquiry

Are both correct?

I had a big dream of having many restaurants.
I had a big dream to have many restaurants.

Specifically, are both 'of having and to have' correct?
  

Top answer

What's a big dream? I didn't know they came in different sizes. I'd just say I [dreamt / dreamed] of owning a lot of restaurants.

— CalifJim

  • What's a big dream?
  • I didn't know they came in different sizes.
  • I'd just say I [dreamt / dreamed] of owning a lot of restaurants.
  • The 'to have' form won't work in any case.
  • CJ
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What's a big dream? I didn't know they came in different sizes.

I'd just say I [dreamt / dreamed] of owning a lot of restaurants.

The 'to have' form won't work in any case.

CJ
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CalifJimWhat's a big dream? I didn't know they came in different sizes.I'd just say I [dreamt / dreamed] of owning a lot of restaurants.The 'to have' form won't work in any case.CJ
Thanks. 'Big dream' as in an ambition or imagination, and as in actually dreaming of it while sleeping. Would that work?
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Anonymous'Big dream' as in an ambition
That's OK.
Anonymousas in actually dreaming of it while sleeping
No. That doesn't seem idiomatic to me.
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CalifJim Anonymous'Big dream' as in an ambitionThat's OK.Anonymousas in actually dreaming of it while sleepingNo. That doesn't seem idiomatic to me._________________________________For uses of 'big dream', see http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=%22big+dream%22&l=0&sugg=off
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AnonymousSo would the sentence I wrote be possible or still not?I had a big dream of owning many/ a lot of restaurants.
It's possible, but not very good. We can do better than that.

My big dream was to own a lot of restaurants.

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousSo would the sentence I wrote be possible or still not?I had a big dream of owning many/ a lot of restaurants.It's possible, but not very good. We can do better than that.My big dream was to own a lot of restaurants.CJ
That sounds much better.
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AnonymousJust to confirm, the 'to have' version would not work in the sentence I wrote, right?
Right.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousJust to confirm, the 'to have' version would not work in the sentence I wrote, right?Right.
Thank you. Did I you 'would not work' in my last sentence correctly, or should I have said 'will not work', or are both correct?
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Anonymousare both correct?
Yes.
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Mister Micawber Anonymousare both correct?Yes.
Thanks teacher!
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