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If Winter Comes Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is this usage grammatically correct?

0Is the following sentence grammatically correct in the sense of the usage of infinitive "to"02br
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01font01b00" To see the scene, I was shocked."02b00 02font02br
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00meaning, When I saw the scene, I was shocked. 02br
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00I understand, usually in this type of sentence, we are supposed to use gerund ;02br
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01font00"Seeing the scene, I was shocked."02font02br
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00If the sentense above is grammatically correct, is that the same usage as 02br
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01font00" To be frank with you, it was my fault."02font02br
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00Please explain out to me.02br
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02i 02br 02br 00 We can't use the same logic with 01i 00to be frank02i 00. If we say 01i 00It was my fault to be frank with you02i 00, we're saying that being frank was a fault! 02i 02br 02br 00 CJ010id1

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0 You need 01i00I was shocked to see the scene02i00.02br
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01i00to see the scene02i00 explains why you were shocked so it falls most naturally after 01i00shocked02i00.02br
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00 Compare:02br
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01i00I was happy to see you.02br
00 I am glad to be
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0Thank you for your prompt and logical explanation.02br
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01font00"To see the scene, I was convinced that I was wrong."02font02br
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00Can we interpret the sentence above as "inversion" form of02br
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01font00"I was convinced that I was wrong to see the scene"02fon
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0 No. The meaning is different. This is not mere inversion.02br
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00 The first sentence will be interpreted as 01i00When I saw the scene, I was convinced that I was wrong.02i00 In other words the seeing of the scene caused me to realize that I was wrong. Note the placement of 01i00to see the scene02i00 near 01i00
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0Thank you again for your rational explanation.02br
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00I think I got it right now.0-
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