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Shinya Maki
11-28-2005, 04:51 PM
Are the sentences below grammatically correct?
1. Sapporo is a very nice place to stay in summer, but in winter it’s a very hard place to.
2.Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but in winter it’s very hard to.
Best regards,
Shinya Maki
Rusty
11-28-2005, 06:24 PM
Are the sentences below grammatically correct?
1. Sapporo is a very nice place to stay in summer, but in winter it’s a very hard place to.
2.Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but in winter it’s very hard to.
Best regards,
Shinya Maki
Are the sentences below grammatically correct? (No. See corrections).
1. Sapporo is a very nice place to stay in summer, but in winter it’s a very hard place to be/stay/live.
2.Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but in winter it’s very hard to.
(It's very nice to stay in Sapporo in summer, but in winter it's very hard to).
toto1115
11-29-2005, 08:19 AM
Are the sentences below grammatically correct? (No. See corrections).
1. Sapporo is a very nice place to stay in summer, but in winter it’s a very hard place to be/stay/live.
2.Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but in winter it’s very hard to.
(It's very nice to stay in Sapporo in summer, but in winter it's very hard to).
just refer to what Rusty said here
we all do understand how " it is very nice to saty in Sapporo in Summer " works
does that mean we CAN'T say
Sapporo is a very nice place to live ( in )
Sapporo is a very place to stay ( in ) ( in ) Summer
the first (in) is from STAY IN , the lattar one is for IN SUMMER
thanks in advance
ponpoco256
11-30-2005, 03:23 PM
Are the sentences below grammatically correct?
1. Sapporo is a very nice place to stay in summer, but in winter it’s a very hard place to.
2. Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but in winter it’s very hard to.
To me Shinya's second sentence looks correct. But some readers could get uneasy with it. The first problem is the ellipsis of the root verbal phrase in to live in or stay in) in the second clause, as pointed out by Rusty. We can do this sort of ellipsis, if only if our readers can easily understand what word is elided. The second problem is the use of pronoun "it" for Sapporo. This use of "it" could mislead readers to feel as if this pronoun might be "it" for an anticipatory subject. So if I were the writer, I would write this way:
"Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but the city is very hard to live in winter"
ponpoco
Rusty
11-30-2005, 04:34 PM
To me Shinya's second sentence looks correct. But some readers could get uneasy with it. The first problem is the ellipsis of the root verbal phrase in to live in or stay in) in the second clause, as pointed out by Rusty. We can do this sort of ellipsis, if only if our readers can easily understand what word is elided. The second problem is the use of pronoun "it" for Sapporo. This use of "it" could mislead readers to feel as if this pronoun might be "it" for an anticipatory subject. So if I were the writer, I would write this way:
"Sapporo is very nice to stay in summer, but the city is very hard to live in winter"
ponpoco
1) To stay in Sapporo in summer is very nice, but to live in the city in winter is very hard.
2) Staying in Sapporo is very nice in summer, but living in the city in winter is very hard.
3) Staying in Sapporo in summer is very nice, but living in the city in winter is very hard.
"It" refers not to Sapporo, but to "staying."
ponpoco256
11-30-2005, 05:01 PM
Hello Rusty
Just for confirmation. Do you find it odd if I say "This place is nice to live in" or "This hotel is nice to stay in/at"?
ponpoco
Rusty
11-30-2005, 06:53 PM
Hello Rusty
Just for confirmation. Do you find it odd if I say "This place is nice to live in" or "This hotel is nice to stay in/at"?
ponpoco
All are common and sound natural. However, some people (grammarians) don't like a preposition at the end of a sentence. They would say,
"This is a nice place to live," "This hotel is a nice place to stay."
ponpoco256
11-30-2005, 08:52 PM
All are common and sound natural. However, some people (grammarians) don't like a preposition at the end of a sentence. They would say, "This is a nice place to live," "This hotel is a nice place to stay." Thank you, Rusty. I understand.
ponpoco
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