Péter, neither of these sentences seems grammatical to me as a native speaker of English. I don't think there is a way of making the transformation that Solomon is asking for.
Yes, the meaning of your sentence can only be deduced from the contextThe situation within which something exists or happens, or an utterance is made.. This is because the verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. form was (in as if she was in charge) can either be the past tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses. or the past subjunctive form of the verb be. If it is the past tense, the sentence means that she was in charge; if it is the past subjunctive, it means she was not.
If you want to avoid ambiguity, though, you can use were as the past subjunctive form of be for all persons:
I'm wondering what the meaning of the above sentence is.
Does it mean that she was not in charge? or Does it mean that she was in charge?
Which one is right? And why? If both are possible, as in He looked as if he knew the answer, can its meaing only be deduced from the contextThe situation within which something exists or happens, or an utterance is made.?
You can use for + somebody to refer to the subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") of the infinitive:
John was sorry for his friend to have died in a car accident.
I am pleased for my sister to have passed her exam.
On the course "uses of the perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. infinitive" it has been stateA condition that exists at a particular time. E.g.: I am sick. This melon weighs two kilos. d that,
Perfect infinitives can have the same kind of meaning as perfect or past tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.s.
* I am glad that I have found a new job. (= I am glad to have found a new job.)
* She was sorry that she had missed the concert. (= She was sorry to have missed the concert.)
Like the above two sentences please change and show me how I can change the below sentence using the
PERFECT INFINITIVE.
John was sorry that his friend died in a car accident (John was sorry .......................
I am pleased that my sister passed her exam.(= I am pleased .......................
Péter, neither of these sentences seems grammatical to me as a native speaker of English. I don't think there is a way of making the transformation that Solomon is asking for.
All the best
Catherine
Yes, the meaning of your sentence can only be deduced from the contextThe situation within which something exists or happens, or an utterance is made.. This is because the verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. form was (in as if she was in charge) can either be the past tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses. or the past subjunctive form of the verb be. If it is the past tense, the sentence means that she was in charge; if it is the past subjunctive, it means she was not.
If you want to avoid ambiguity, though, you can use were as the past subjunctive form of be for all persons:
She was acting as if she were in charge.
http://www.grammaring.com/past-subjunctive
She was acting as if she was in charge.
I'm wondering what the meaning of the above sentence is.
Does it mean that she was not in charge? or Does it mean that she was in charge?
Which one is right? And why? If both are possible, as in He looked as if he knew the answer, can its meaing only be deduced from the contextThe situation within which something exists or happens, or an utterance is made.?
Thank you for your help in advance!
You can use for + somebody to refer to the subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") of the infinitive:
John was sorry for his friend to have died in a car accident.
I am pleased for my sister to have passed her exam.
You can read more abouth this topic here: http://www.grammaring.com/the-subject-of-infinitives
On the course "uses of the perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. infinitive" it has been stateA condition that exists at a particular time. E.g.: I am sick. This melon weighs two kilos. d that,
Perfect infinitives can have the same kind of meaning as perfect or past tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.s.
* I am glad that I have found a new job. (= I am glad to have found a new job.)
* She was sorry that she had missed the concert. (= She was sorry to have missed the concert.)
Like the above two sentences please change and show me how I can change the below sentence using the
PERFECT INFINITIVE.
John was sorry that his friend died in a car accident (John was sorry .......................
I am pleased that my sister passed her exam.(= I am pleased .......................
thank you in advance.
Solomon
What's your question?
what about : he stopped having / to have a snack and then went back to work
it is very easy to understand
It's understandable.
Thanks for sharing it.
Hi
I thank your website and all who work in ,thanks a lot for your help for non native speaker to improve there level in English .
I'll give you the full mark
your new student Hamid from Algeria