A problem regarding infinitives
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I was doing an exercise and I had to join two sentences using an infinitive.
The pair of sentences was--
I have no aptitude for business. I must speak it out frankly.
The answer was--
To speak out frankly, I have no aptitude for business.
My doubt is--
In the above sentence is to speak same as speaking or does it mean something else?
infinitives
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I was doing an exercise and I had to join two sentences using an infinitive.
The pair of sentences was--
I have no aptitude for business. I must speak it out frankly.
The answer was--
To speak out frankly, I have no aptitude for business.
My doubt is--
In the above sentence is to speak same as speaking or does it mean something else?
infinitives
asked yesterday
Kshitij SinghKshitij Singh
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migrated from english.stackexchange.com yesterday
This question came from our site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts.
No native speaker would use "speak out" in either of those sentences.
– DJClayworth
yesterday
Have you looked up, or asked your teacher, what an infinitive is?
– DJClayworth
yesterday
1: I have no aptitude for business. I am speaking frankly - not particularly idiomatic as two sentences. 2: Frankly [speaking], I have no aptitude for business - perfectly natural (we wouldn't usually bother including speaking at all, but it could come before or after the adverb). 3: To be frank, I have no... - again, perfectly natural. 4: To speak frankly,... - a bit stilted / circumlocutious.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
@Fumblefingers The sentence is from wren and martin.
– Kshitij Singh
12 hours ago
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I was doing an exercise and I had to join two sentences using an infinitive.
The pair of sentences was--
I have no aptitude for business. I must speak it out frankly.
The answer was--
To speak out frankly, I have no aptitude for business.
My doubt is--
In the above sentence is to speak same as speaking or does it mean something else?
infinitives
asked yesterday
Kshitij SinghKshitij Singh
1,858319
I was doing an exercise and I had to join two sentences using an infinitive.
The pair of sentences was--
I have no aptitude for business. I must speak it out frankly.
The answer was--
To speak out frankly, I have no aptitude for business.
My doubt is--
In the above sentence is to speak same as speaking or does it mean something else?
infinitives
infinitives
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asked yesterday
Kshitij SinghKshitij Singh
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asked yesterday
Kshitij SinghKshitij Singh
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This question came from our site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts.
migrated from english.stackexchange.com yesterday
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No native speaker would use "speak out" in either of those sentences.
– DJClayworth
yesterday
Have you looked up, or asked your teacher, what an infinitive is?
– DJClayworth
yesterday
1: I have no aptitude for business. I am speaking frankly - not particularly idiomatic as two sentences. 2: Frankly [speaking], I have no aptitude for business - perfectly natural (we wouldn't usually bother including speaking at all, but it could come before or after the adverb). 3: To be frank, I have no... - again, perfectly natural. 4: To speak frankly,... - a bit stilted / circumlocutious.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
@Fumblefingers The sentence is from wren and martin.
– Kshitij Singh
12 hours ago
add a comment |
No native speaker would use "speak out" in either of those sentences.
– DJClayworth
yesterday
Have you looked up, or asked your teacher, what an infinitive is?
– DJClayworth
yesterday
1: I have no aptitude for business. I am speaking frankly - not particularly idiomatic as two sentences. 2: Frankly [speaking], I have no aptitude for business - perfectly natural (we wouldn't usually bother including speaking at all, but it could come before or after the adverb). 3: To be frank, I have no... - again, perfectly natural. 4: To speak frankly,... - a bit stilted / circumlocutious.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
@Fumblefingers The sentence is from wren and martin.
– Kshitij Singh
12 hours ago
No native speaker would use "speak out" in either of those sentences.
– DJClayworth
yesterday
No native speaker would use "speak out" in either of those sentences.
– DJClayworth
yesterday
Have you looked up, or asked your teacher, what an infinitive is?
– DJClayworth
yesterday
Have you looked up, or asked your teacher, what an infinitive is?
– DJClayworth
yesterday
1: I have no aptitude for business. I am speaking frankly - not particularly idiomatic as two sentences. 2: Frankly [speaking], I have no aptitude for business - perfectly natural (we wouldn't usually bother including speaking at all, but it could come before or after the adverb). 3: To be frank, I have no... - again, perfectly natural. 4: To speak frankly,... - a bit stilted / circumlocutious.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
1: I have no aptitude for business. I am speaking frankly - not particularly idiomatic as two sentences. 2: Frankly [speaking], I have no aptitude for business - perfectly natural (we wouldn't usually bother including speaking at all, but it could come before or after the adverb). 3: To be frank, I have no... - again, perfectly natural. 4: To speak frankly,... - a bit stilted / circumlocutious.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
@Fumblefingers The sentence is from wren and martin.
– Kshitij Singh
12 hours ago
@Fumblefingers The sentence is from wren and martin.
– Kshitij Singh
12 hours ago
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No native speaker would use "speak out" in either of those sentences.
– DJClayworth
yesterday
Have you looked up, or asked your teacher, what an infinitive is?
– DJClayworth
yesterday
1: I have no aptitude for business. I am speaking frankly - not particularly idiomatic as two sentences. 2: Frankly [speaking], I have no aptitude for business - perfectly natural (we wouldn't usually bother including speaking at all, but it could come before or after the adverb). 3: To be frank, I have no... - again, perfectly natural. 4: To speak frankly,... - a bit stilted / circumlocutious.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
@Fumblefingers The sentence is from wren and martin.
– Kshitij Singh
12 hours ago