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The Senator's warm recommendation of the popular Congressman seemed to many an implication that he will not seek re-election to his current office.
A) an implication that
B) to make the implication
C) to imply that
D) as if implying
E) to make implicit that
A) an implication that
B) to make the implication
C) to imply that
D) as if implying
E) to make implicit that
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If a verb follows the word ‘to’ then it is an infinitive. If a noun or noun phrase follows the word ‘to’, then it is a preposition
Because the word ‘to’ performs different functions in different contexts, they can appear together in the same clause.
e.g. I went to Delhi to see the President—‘to Delhi’ is a preposition, because Delhi is a noun; to see is an infinitive, because see is a verb.
C: The Senator's warm recommendation of the popular Congressman seemed to many to imply that he will not seek re-election to his current office.
‘To many’ is a prepositional phrase, Because ‘many’ is a noun here standing for many people. ( for ex: the number 13 is believed to bring bad luck to many)
‘To imply’ is an infinitive, because ‘imply’ is a verb;
It might be a bit awkward to see an infinitive and a prepositional phrase together, but it is ok
Because the word ‘to’ performs different functions in different contexts, they can appear together in the same clause.
e.g. I went to Delhi to see the President—‘to Delhi’ is a preposition, because Delhi is a noun; to see is an infinitive, because see is a verb.
C: The Senator's warm recommendation of the popular Congressman seemed to many to imply that he will not seek re-election to his current office.
‘To many’ is a prepositional phrase, Because ‘many’ is a noun here standing for many people. ( for ex: the number 13 is believed to bring bad luck to many)
‘To imply’ is an infinitive, because ‘imply’ is a verb;
It might be a bit awkward to see an infinitive and a prepositional phrase together, but it is ok
There is a degree of difference between to imply and implication. If you specifically intend to mean indirectly or a give a cue about something,and if there is a purpose involvedin those cases, we use the infinitive 'to imply'. On the contrary, an implication is a mere phenomenon, without an intended purpose.
In the given case, since the purpose of recommending the congressman seemed to give a hint about his possible withdrawal from the scene, the infinitive in C is conveying the meaning more vividly than the noun in A
In the given case, since the purpose of recommending the congressman seemed to give a hint about his possible withdrawal from the scene, the infinitive in C is conveying the meaning more vividly than the noun in A
