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#2 (permalink) Fri May 05, 2006 15:10 pm Rain |
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Hi mingvt,
The only possibility is hoping for rain - meaning hoping that it will rain. The first sentence is impossible because the farmers are not going to rain!
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Alan Co-founder

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#3 (permalink) Fri May 05, 2006 19:15 pm Because "rain" is both verb and noun |
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On the other hand, you could theoretically say:
The farmers are hoping to reign. :wink: :D
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Fri May 05, 2006 21:33 pm Rain, reign, rein |
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| Yankee wrote: |
On the other hand, you could theoretically say:
The farmers are hoping to reign. :wink: :D
Amy |
In this case, the farmers will hold or pull the rein(s). |
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#5 (permalink) Fri May 05, 2006 21:34 pm Rain |
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Pity the poor questioner !!! _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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Alan Co-founder

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#6 (permalink) Sat May 06, 2006 1:28 am Because "rain" is both verb and noun |
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Dear teachers, Thank you for giving me some more new words. I think it is very interesting and unforgettable to learn lessons from my own mistakes. Thank you all of you. |
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#7 (permalink) Sat May 06, 2006 2:26 am Because "rain" is both verb and noun |
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| I agree with Mr. Alan. The only correct choice is "hoping for rain". As what he pointed out, the farmers cannot rain; unless of course, you meant to say "reign" like in Miss Amy's example. |
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