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Allthewayanime · #1 (permalink) Sun Feb 12, 2012 22:11 pm *ready for + ing*

Would it be correct to say 'We are ready for dying' instead of 'to die'(to do something in general)?

Beeesneees · #2 (permalink) Sun Feb 12, 2012 22:37 pm *ready for + ing*

not usually.
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Allifathima · #3 (permalink) Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:30 am *ready for + ing*

Are these sentences OK?
1. I'm ready to die than to surrender.
2. We are ready for him but he couldn't come until now.

Beeesneees · #4 (permalink) Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:03 am *ready for + ing*

1. is correct.
I can see occasions where 2 would make sense, but I'm not completely happy with it and have reservations how you intend it to be used. These options may be better:

We are ready for him but he has not yet come.
We were ready for him (earlier) but he couldn't come until now.
We were ready for him but he has only just come.
We are ready for him and he has just come.
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Allifathima · #5 (permalink) Mon Feb 13, 2012 13:18 pm *ready for + ing*

"I'm ready to die than to surrender. "
Is this sentence connected with comparative degree - sentence?

Beeesneees · #6 (permalink) Mon Feb 13, 2012 14:36 pm *ready for + ing*

Sorry, I misread it, this is better:
I'm ready to die rather than to surrender.
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Allifathima · #7 (permalink) Mon Feb 13, 2012 16:01 pm *ready for + ing*

Beeesnees,
You told, "I'm ready to die rather than to surrender." is better.
But I want to know if 'I'm ready to die than to surrender.' is grammatically correct or not.

Beeesneees · #8 (permalink) Mon Feb 13, 2012 19:00 pm *ready for + ing*

grammatically, no.
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