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hiromi525
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 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:28 am Post subject: Is the following sentence grammatically correct? |
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Is the followoing sentence grammatically correct? 
I think it a good idea to start a shoe business.
This is from Highschool textbook and proofread by a native speaker.
So chances of making mistake is really low.
Then I look up the usage in the dictionary but I coudn't find this usage. |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: Is the following sentence grammatically correct? |
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| hiromi525 wrote: |
Is the followoing sentence grammatically correct?
I think it a good idea to start a shoe business.
This is from Highschool textbook and proofread by a native speaker.
So chances of making mistake is really low.
Then I look up the usage in the dictionary but I coudn't find this usage. |
Oddly enough, I might have let it go as a possibility, and I don't know why, except that "I'd think it a good idea" seems possible in the appropriate context, and we often don't pronounce the 'd. However, normally we would use "I think it's a good idea." and when I tried googling "I think it a good idea" it only appeared as "I think it's a good idea." So I think that would be better.
Perhaps someone else will come along with a real answer  |
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Is the following sentence grammatically correct? |
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Yes, the sentence is grammatically correct and means the same as "I think it is a good idea to start a shoe business."
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hiromi525
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:53 pm Post subject: Is the followoing sentence grammatically correct? |
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Thank to your reply, I could understand one of the usage of think.  |
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SimpleEnglishBlogger
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject: Yes |
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Yes, it's grammatically correct, but it sounds stiff and formal and is certainly uncommon in normal conversation. (I'm from Canada.)
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