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 #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 25, 2004 20:28 pm Passive infinitive |
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Hi Sarah,
The construction you are referring to in your first example is called passive infinitive which is often used in notices and instructions like:
The exercise is to be done three times a day.
or
This key is to be returned within 24 hours.
The phrase never to be heard of again which also contains a passive infinitive is used when something or someone seems to have vanished forever.
Your other two sentences might be grammatically correct but they do sound a little awkward and there are probably ways to express the same ideas more clearly.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Jun 26, 2004 17:05 pm Thank You |
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Hello,
Thank You for the answer.
I greatly appreciate it.
All the best :lol: |
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Sarah
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:01 am Never to be heard of again |
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Hi Sarah,
It's great to meet you here at English-test. I'm Grace.
About your sentence:
'He went to America never to be heard of again. How about..
He went to America and we never heard about him since then.
He went to America and we never heard of him again.
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Can I follow this 'pattern' and create sentences like these:
1. She joined our company always to be competing
with other colleagues.
2. She joined our company often to be praised by the boss. |
She joined our company just to compete with other colleagues.
(if that is her intention of joining the company)
She joined our company and she always compete with other colleagues.
(she likes to compete)
She joined our company and she's often praised by our boss.
(she does a great job often so she's often praised.)
She joined our company just to be praised by our boss.
(she's a people-pleaser and her motivation is to be noticed and praised by your boss.) |
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:05 am Never to be heard of again |
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There are two possible ways of expressing the idea:
"...never to be heard of again" means that no one ever heard any news about him again.
"...never to be heard from again" means that he never reappeared or contacted anyone again.
In my opinion, the second one is the most common.
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Can I follow this 'pattern' and create sentences like these:
1. She joined our company always to be competing
with other colleagues.
2. She joined our company often to be praised by the boss. |
Those don't work, because they sound as if you are using the infinitive of purpose.
In No. 1 it sounds like she joined the company because she wanted to compete with other colleagues, not because she actually competed with anyone.
In No. 2 it sounds like she joined the company because she wanted the boss to praise her, although he might have praised her or might not have. |
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:44 am Never to be heard of again |
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| But is the structure itself correct? It sounds a uhmm..awkward |
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Grasi02
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| from vs by | would + verb infinitive |
