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Wed 2 Oct, 2024 06:51 pm
1) She had a handgun to fit in her purse.
2) She bought a handgun to fit in her purse.
What is the agent (implied subject) of 'to fit'?
Is the handgun going to fit, or is she going to fit the handgun in the purse?
The question is purely grammatical. At the end of the day, the result is the same. But I wanted to know how the grammar works.
Gratefully,
Navi
In both sentences, the agent of "to fit" is "the handgun." The structure implies that the handgun is the one that will fit in the purse, not that she is actively fitting it. The infinitive phrase "to fit" describes the purpose or characteristic of the handgun.
@navi,
In both sentences the handgun is the subject and the purse is the object.
@davidssclarkss,
Anyone who can post such an egregious set of sentences has no place advising on grammar.
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