rioko
Do you say "To swim is dangerous in the river"? "To swim in the river is dangerous." or "It's dangerous to swim in the river." is OK, but I think "To swim is dangerous in the river." is a bit strange. So I'd like to ask if you can move the adverb of the noun clause.
1 sept. 2013 15:59
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Your instincts are correct - "to swim is dangerous in the river" is not a natural English sentence. You can, however, use the gerund "swimming" with that same word order: "Swimming is dangerous in the river."
1 septembre 2013
"It's dangerous to swim in the river." is the best way to say it in my opinion. I would change the first one to be "Swimming in the river is dangerous." The third example does sound a little strange.
1 septembre 2013
Thank you for the comment:) sorry in this sentence, I should have said prepositional clause><
2 septembre 2013
I'd say: "Swimming in the river is dangerous" What do you mean by moving the "adverb" of the noun clause?? cause I don't see any adverb..
1 septembre 2013
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