Since English is my second language,I am wondering if there is any difference between these following sentences:
Like in amazing race, You are the last team to arrive
what if you are the last team arriving and you are the last team that arrives? does it make any difference ub meaning?
2006-11-05 21:08:58 · 5 answers · asked by Yes-Man 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes,that's correct.
These three sentences
You are the last team to arrive.
You are the last team arriving.
You are the last team that arrives.
2006-11-05 21:17:38 · update #1
Generally, the first sentence will be the correct way to say it.
If said at the moment of the last team's arrival, the second sentence would be acceptable, but it implies that the arriving is happening at the time it's said.
"You are the last team that arrives" is only ok if it's being used to explain a future plan about what order the teams will arrive in. The simple present can't be used for something that is taking place now and only for the one time, nor for something that took place in the past.
2006-11-06 00:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-28 20:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference to my ears is that the first sentence is correct, and the other two are not. Perhaps it is just a matter of custom, but the first one sounds right.
2006-11-05 21:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by domangelo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure I'm reading your sentences correctly.
I see them as:
You are the last team to arrive.
What if you are the last team arriving?
You are the last team that arrives.
Is that correct?
2006-11-05 21:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by ~moon~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is correct, if only because of usage.
2006-11-05 21:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by custers_nemesis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋