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javacafe
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 Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject: sentence question |
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Hi everybody:
Could you tell me what difference in meaning between following two sentences I read from my tofel textbook?
(1) I have got finals coming up next week,so for obvious reasons I will not be at the party this Sunday.
(2)I have got finals coming up next week,so for obvious reasons I will not at the party this Sunday.
ps: I erased "be" at the second sentence.
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asterix
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:05 am Post subject: |
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You need that "be". The sentence is incorrect without it.
So, 1) is correct, but 2) is incorrect. |
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river1974
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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(2)I have got finals coming up next week,so for obvious reasons I will not at the party this Sunday.
In this sentence, "for obvious reasons I will not at the party this Sunday" is a clause. For grammatical correctness, a clause must contain a "verb". Apparently, this sentence lacks a "verb", so it is grammatically incorrect. Therefore, the verb "be" should be put in the clause to make it grammatically correct. |
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asterix
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, that's right. |
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snowchocolate
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| I agree with you river1974 . |
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