Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
SUPPOSED/SUPPOSEDLY (EXAMPLES)
Hello,
Would you be kind enough to explain the meaning of 'Supposed' and 'Supposedly' , along with few examples?
Would you be kind enough to explain the meaning of 'Supposed' and 'Supposedly' , along with few examples?
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Hello Rishonly "Supposed" is the past participle of "suppose". "Supposedly" is an adverb usually used to modify a whole sentence. " paco
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Hello Rishonly
"Supposed" is the past participle of "suppose". "Supposedly" is an adverb usually used to modify a whole sentence.
(EX) That Japanese guy is supposed to be a linguistic racist because he always says "What is your nationality?"
(EX) Supposedly that Japanese guy is a linguistic racist because he always says "What is your nationality?"
paco
"Supposed" is the past participle of "suppose". "Supposedly" is an adverb usually used to modify a whole sentence.
(EX) That Japanese guy is supposed to be a linguistic racist because he always says "What is your nationality?"
(EX) Supposedly that Japanese guy is a linguistic racist because he always says "What is your nationality?"
paco
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Thanks Paco2004. In these examples, the meaning of 'suppose' is 'believe' or 'assume'. Right?
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Suppose can mean "How about".
Suppose we took a trip this summer? How about we take a trip this summer?
We are supposed to take a trip this summer. (It was planned, discussed, but we haven't bought the plane tickets yet).
Supposedly, Bob was going to buy the tickets. I wonder if he has already bought them. (It was planned, discussed, and there is a good chan
Suppose we took a trip this summer? How about we take a trip this summer?
We are supposed to take a trip this summer. (It was planned, discussed, but we haven't bought the plane tickets yet).
Supposedly, Bob was going to buy the tickets. I wonder if he has already bought them. (It was planned, discussed, and there is a good chan
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Hello Rishonly
Yes, you are right. "Suppose" in that use is almost synonymous to "assume" or "believe".
paco
Yes, you are right. "Suppose" in that use is almost synonymous to "assume" or "believe".
paco
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so basically there's no difference between this two words [suppose to be and supposedly]? its just that they're being use in a sentence for modification, right?
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