There’s a Beatles song called “Love You To” (not To Love You nor Love You Too). I’ve never understood this grammar construction and I don’t understand what the title actually means. Is it just a poetry resource to say “To Love You”? Or does putting the “to” at the ens of a sentence change its … Read more
Is it possible to use infinitive and start statement with it to express conditional statement? For example: To go out with you today, I need to finish my job. If it isn’t correct way, could you suggest the best way to express such statements? Answer Yes, there is no problem with starting a sentence with … Read more
Is it possible to use the ing form as infinitive at the beginning of a sentence? E.g. learning extracurricular Software to improve personal training. This is a sentence I put in brackets in my curriculum vitae. If possible, attach references of accreditate sources where you picked up the rule. Thank you for your time. Answer … Read more
The two questions in my grammar book: 1)"Many people claim —— sundaes and many towns around the world pretend —- birthplaces of ice creams. A) to have invented / to be B) to invent / to have been answer: A 2)It is quite common for a historic high-rise building — into a residental building. A)Having … Read more
I am a Latin student, and often find myself having to complete verb synopses. In these, I write all the possible forms and modifications a verb could possibly take, along with the English translation. I am having some trouble translating a few future tenses and usages in English. For example, pulsaturum esse is the Latin … Read more
Which is the correct use: Thanks for the opportunity of being here? or Thanks for the opportunity to be here? The idea was to use the verb in infinitive. Answer I find both to be possible, but “opportunity to be here” sounds more natural to me. Note that there isn’t a general rule: it depends … Read more
Here are excerpts from different American news articles: a. Mr. Manafort’s case is separate from the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and any ties to the Trump campaign, though this is the first trial stemming from the investigation of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel. (The New York Times) b. On … Read more
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” Source: Nelson Mandela, Long Walk … Read more
This topic often confuses me. Sometimes I am not even able to understand the meaning of a sentence. For instance, the sentence: “White to move”. You can hear it in chess, it means that the player with white pieces has to make his turn. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the rule to explain this expression. “My … Read more
The title is pretty self explanatory, in the sentence: It is difficult to travel through the huge expanse of parched sands in the Sahara Desert, where oases are plentiful but distant from each other. I am supposed to find the adverb clause in this sentence, I suspect that it is “Through the huge expanse”, but … Read more
