Parochial Orphan Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
"believe A to do something"
0 I quite often heard people saying "believe A to be ...." (e.g. The judge believed him to be innocent). 02 br
00 An object, followed by the phrase "to be", is placed after the verb "believe". 02 br
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00 The question is, can we use "to do something" instead of "to be"? For example, 02 br
01 font 00 "I believe our school team to win the championship game." 02 br
00 " I was disappointed to hear that our scool team, which I believed to win the championship game, lost in their first round." 02 font 02 br
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00 Are these sentences acceptable? 0-
00 An object, followed by the phrase "to be", is placed after the verb "believe". 02 br
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00 The question is, can we use "to do something" instead of "to be"? For example, 02 br
01 font 00 "I believe our school team to win the championship game." 02 br
00 " I was disappointed to hear that our scool team, which I believed to win the championship game, lost in their first round." 02 font 02 br
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00 Are these sentences acceptable? 0-
Top answer
0 No, I don't think we can use "believe" with "to do something" instead of "to be". 02 br 00 - I was disappointed to hear that our school team, which I believed would/could win.... 0-
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0 No, I don't think we can use "believe" with "to do something" instead of "to be". So, with those last two sentences you could say: 02 br
00 - I believe our school team will/could/might win the championship game. 02 br
00 - I was disappointed to hear that our school team, which I believed would/could win.... 0-
00 - I believe our school team will/could/might win the championship game. 02 br
00 - I was disappointed to hear that our school team, which I believed would/could win.... 0-
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