March 26, 2020
'What' Cleft Sentences
1) What Samantha did was help an injured man stand up and give him a lift to the nearest hospital.
2) What happened was Daniel and I went out of the house, saw a suspiciously familiar face, then realized it was the offender from the news.
3) What he detested was the wedding invitation from his friend.
4) What Colonel Harris did was order all of us to wipe out the local residents in this area.
1) What Samantha did was help an injured man to stand up, and geot him a lift to the nearest hospital into the bargain.
It doesn't really sound all that wrong, but it bothers me that the tense changes. I can't really justify it, but I don't like how it feels.
Also, what's the bargain part about?
2) What happened was Daniel and meI went out of the house and saw a suspiciously familiar face, then realized it was the offender from the news.
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Really good, natural sounding phrases. Of course, the format themselves are a little stilted but that's natural with these syntaxes.
March 26, 2020
1) What Samantha did was help an injured man to stand up, and geot him a lift to the nearest hospital into the bargain.
As far as I know "Into the bargain" means something like 'as well as' and it's put at the end of the sentence
March 27, 2020
As far as I know "Into the bargain" means something like 'as well as' and it's put at the end of the sentence
It does, but it makes more sense in the context of a monetary transaction and when what is "thrown into the bargain" (not just "into the bargain") is less significant or costly. For example: "I'll make a good deal with you for this piano, and I'll throw a metronome into the bargain." Here it makes less sense, because the lift to the hospital is clearly more significant than helping the man stand up.
'What' Cleft Sentences
1) What Samantha did was help an injured man to stand up, and givet him a lift to the nearest hospital into the bargain.
Generally, you don't need or use "to" when compounding verbs like this. For example: "I heard him sing", "I helped him walk home," etc. See also my comment about "into the bargain."
2) What happened was Daniel and meI went out of the house and, saw a suspiciously familiar face, then realized it was the offender from the news.
When the "I" is at the end of a subject phrase, "I" should be used instead of "me." This also holds for other subject pronouns, although the placement may be different.
3) What he detested was the wedding invitation from his friend.
4) What Colonel Harris did was order all of us to wipe out the local residents in this area.
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I should point out that (4) does not fall into the same situation with (3) in terms of affixing "to" to the infinitive, because the grammatical analysis is, I believe, different.
March 27, 2020
It does, but it makes more sense in the context of a monetary transaction and when what is "thrown into the bargain" (not just "into the bargain") is less significant or costly. For example: "I'll make a good deal with you for this piano, and I'll throw a metronome into the bargain." Here it makes less sense, because the lift to the hospital is clearly more significant than helping the man stand up.
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1) What Samantha did was help an injured man to stand up, and get him a lift to the nearest hospital into the bargain. 1) What Samantha did was help an injured man Generally, you don't need or use "to" when compounding verbs like this. For example: "I heard him sing", "I helped him walk home," etc. See also my comment about "into the bargain." 1) What Samantha did was help an injured man to stand up, and g It doesn't really sound all that wrong, but it bothers me that the tense changes. I can't really justify it, but I don't like how it feels. Also, what's the bargain part about? |
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2) What happened was Daniel and me went out of the house and saw a suspiciously familiar face, then realized it was the offender from the news. 2) What happened was Daniel and When the "I" is at the end of a subject phrase, "I" should be used instead of "me." This also holds for other subject pronouns, although the placement may be different. 2) What happened was Daniel and |
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3) What he detested was the wedding invitation from his friend. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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4) What Colonel Harris did was order all of us to wipe out the local residents in this area. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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1) What Samantha did was help an injured man stand up and give him a lift to the nearest hospital. |
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2) What happened was Daniel and I went out of the house, saw a suspiciously familiar face, then realized it was the offender from the news. |
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