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oleg_maz
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Usage problem
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Hi everyone,
I �m having trouble getting the meaning of a gerund pattern - the sentence is A knee injury stopped him playing in the World Cup, and my question is: had he played in the World Cup before the injury? The question is not purely academic - I need to make a key to the test I �m checking :-) Thanks in advance for your help.
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22 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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Not necessarily, no. It implies that he was up for consideration to play in the World Cup or had already been selected, but the knee injury ruled him out. |
22 Jan 2013
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florimago
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I agree with cunliffe but maybe some explanation of the context may help . |
22 Jan 2013
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douglas
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The sentence sounds funny too me. Shouldn �t it be "A knee injury stopped him from playing in the World Cup."? (prior to playing)
or perhaps:
A knee injury stopped his playing in the World Cup. (could be prior or during)
I �m not sure on this one, I jus have a gut feeling. |
22 Jan 2013
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ueslteacher
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The phrase means "The knee injury prevented him from playing in the World Cup" otherwise ditto, Lynne. (British English also) stop somebody/something doing something You can �t stop people saying what they think. (see under prevent here http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/stop) Sophia
P.S. @Douglas: same here:) I�m used to American English more, so when a phrase sounds funny to me, I just assume it�s the British way of saying it and you know most of the times that�s exactly the case:)
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22 Jan 2013
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Jayho
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Agree with Lynne
Using from is optional in this case and using or not using from both sound natural to me. Not sure if it �s a SBE v SAE thing.
2. Verbs of prevention:
Stop, prevent, hinder:
These verbs are followed by �from� and an -ing structure. The word �from� is essential with hinder, optional with stop and prevent.
Examples:
He hindered us from starting in time.
He stopped me (from) falling in the hole.
They prevented me (from) going out.
Cheers
Jayho
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22 Jan 2013
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edrodmedina
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@Jayho...Shouldn �t it be "on tme"? Ed |
22 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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@Ed, shouldn �t it be �on time �?  |
22 Jan 2013
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Jayho
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Well it could be in time or on time depending on what you mean:
in time - in sufficient time, well before the expected time
on time - at the expected time
Cheers
Jayho |
22 Jan 2013
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