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06-May-2008, 02:21
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Dear teachers,
I have four questions to ask:
No.1
"Hate" can be followed by both infinitive and V+ing. Please read the following sentence:
He had hated being a child.
My question is: Can I say "He had hated to be a child"?
No.2
His admiring instructor advised him to conduct the research.
Can I say "admired/admirable instructor" ? If I can't could you please explain why?
No.3
She had no other ambition except to play a piano.
As far as I know I can say "except do something'. In that case "except " is a preposition. So can I say "...except play a piano'? If I can't could you please kindly explain why?
No.4
He expected to be settled with a home.
Could you please explain if "to be settled with" a phrase? I can't find the collocation in my dictionary.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
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06-May-2008, 19:15
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Originally Posted by jiang  Dear teachers,
I have four questions to ask:
No.1
"Hate" can be followed by both infinitive and V+ing. Please read the following sentence:
He had hated being a child.
My question is: Can I say "He had hated to be a child"? I see no reason why not, but it is not the expected form.
No.2
His admiring instructor advised him to conduct the research.
Can I say "admired/admirable instructor" ? If I can't could you please explain why?
Neither admired nor admirable are synonymous with admiring.
Admired = regard with approval
Admirable = deserving respect or approval
Admiring = showing admiration/approval
No.3
She had no other ambition except to play a piano.
As far as I know I can say "except do something'. In that case "except " is a preposition. So can I say "...except play a piano'? If I can't could you please kindly explain why?
You can.
No.4
He expected to be settled with a home.
Could you please explain if "to be settled with" a phrase? I can't find the collocation in my dictionary.
It is an odd sentence. What is the fuller context?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
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06-May-2008, 22:44
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Dear Anglika,
Thank you so much for your explanation. I understand two of them.
No.1 I see no reason why not, but it is not the expected form. Do you mean you won't use the form?
The full context of No.4 is:
Lottie expected to be settled with a home and family while Bess was still waiting for Harry to earn enough to buy a marriage license.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
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Originally Posted by Anglika . | |
06-May-2008, 23:45
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Originally Posted by jiang Dear Anglika,
Thank you so much for your explanation. I understand two of them.
No.1
I see no reason why not, but it is not the expected form.
Do you mean you won't use the form?
I might or I might not - it is not the form that is normally used,
The full context of No.4 is:
Lottie expected to be settled with a home and family while Bess was still waiting for Harry to earn enough to buy a marriage license.
She expects to have settled down - to have achieved a permanent relationship and home.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
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07-May-2008, 08:19
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Dear Anglika,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see.
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Originally Posted by Anglika . | |
07-May-2008, 10:55
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Anglika's interpretation of 'settled' could well be right, but the names Lottie Bess and Harry (not necessarily dated, but all possibly referring to a previous century) allow the possibility of 'settled' being a reference to the collocation 'marriage settlement' - a woman 'settled with a home', in historical literature, could be a woman with a future home as a dowry.
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07-May-2008, 12:16
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Dear BobK,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see.
Jiang Quote:
Originally Posted by BobK Anglika's interpretation of 'settled' could well be right, but the names Lottie Bess and Harry (not necessarily dated, but all possibly referring to a previous century) allow the possibility of 'settled' being a reference to the collocation 'marriage settlement' - a woman 'settled with a home', in historical literature, could be a woman with a future home as a dowry.
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