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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
You probably could have gone to any college you wanted to
Dear. teachers.
"You probably could have gone to any college you wanted to"
I don't understand the underline in above sentence.
I thought " you probable could have gone to any college you wanted to go" or "you probablay
could have gone to any college you wanted" was acceptable.
I don't know the hidden verb after " you wanted to"
could you please anyone explain that?
thanks in advance.
"You probably could have gone to any college you wanted to"
I don't understand the underline in above sentence.
I thought " you probable could have gone to any college you wanted to go" or "you probablay
could have gone to any college you wanted" was acceptable.
I don't know the hidden verb after " you wanted to"
could you please anyone explain that?
thanks in advance.
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This process is called ellipsis. Ellipsis also occurs with the to of the modal-like expressions have to , had to , ought to , be supposed to,be about to , and be able to
- This process is called ellipsis.
- Ellipsis also occurs with the to of the modal-like expressions have to , had to , ought to , be supposed to,be about to , and be able to
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When verb + infinitive constructions refer to a verb mentioned earlier , it is not necessary to repeat the base form of the preceding verb.The to alone is enough and is understood to stand for the earlier verb.This process is called ellipsis.
Ellipsis also occurs with the to of the modal-like expressions have to , had to , ought to , be supposed to,be about to , and be able to
Ellipsis also occurs with the to of the modal-like expressions have to , had to , ought to , be supposed to,be about to , and be able to
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