such an end,that end,to do that, help...

[tanviet]

Schliemann determined at the age of seven to find the site of ancient Troy and /devoted his subsequent career to do it/

a,

b,has devoted his subsequent career to do that

c,devoted his subsequent career to such an end

d,has devoted his subsequent career for that

e, devoted his subsequent career to that end

which is correct?

[logitech]

devoted VS has devoted

DEVOTED wins because of the // with determined

B and D are gone

a,devoted his subsequent career to do it

Good bye A

Between C and E

c,devoted his subsequent career to such an end


SUCH AN END requires that END be discussed somewhere else.

e, devoted his subsequent career to that end

[tanviet]

my friend

why I need // with "devoted"

[Zipper]

Because devoted is parallel to determined.

has devoted is not.

[vivek.kapoor83]

has devoted means.........things started in past and still continue...but this is not the case and time preiod is over...............So, has devoted is wrong...

[tanviet]

So the point is that "has devoted " is wrong . there is no problem of //

another thing:

Hello Logitech

cound you tell me what grammar page which show that "such an end" need a "end" somewhere while "that end" dose not need so.

pls, post the gammar page so that I could copy.

Best regards

[logitech]

So the point is that "has devoted " is wrong . there is no problem of //

another thing:

Hello Logitech

cound you tell me what grammar page which show that "such an end" need a "end" somewhere while "that end" dose not need so.

pls, post the gammar page so that I could copy.

Best regards

I read that somewhere in this forum not from a grammar book. Maybe KAREN could help us with that. Why dont you PM her ?

[nervesofsteel]

such an end in C doesn't fix which type of end...

That an end : restricts to the "to find the site of ancient Troy"

hope this helps