http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3161.22795)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToCatch/gcwzq/post.htm#513365Wed, 14 May 2008 01:26:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513365pructus0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToCatch/gcwzq/post.htm#513365http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513365.xml<p>Oh!</p> <p>&nbsp;I see....</p> <p>&nbsp;Thanks, Hancu!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToCatch/gchmn/post.htm#513192Tue, 13 May 2008 15:39:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513192Marius Hancu1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToCatch/gchmn/post.htm#513192http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513192.xml&nbsp;<i>foxtail </i>is a kind of grass here</p><p>oat beards <b>which were ready/positioned to</b> grip/grasp&nbsp; <span style="color:black;">on a dog&#39;s coat ...<br /> </span></p><p>foxtails which were ready to tangle ...</p><p>--</p><p>or simpler: <br /> </p><b>were to</b> catch = <b>were meant/fated to</b> catch&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToCatch/gchmh/post.htmTue, 13 May 2008 15:19:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513186pructus2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToCatch/gchmh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-513186.xml<span style="COLOR:black;"><font></font></span>&nbsp;</p><span style="COLOR:black;"><font></font></span><font><span style="COLOR:black;">&quot;The concrete highway was edged with a mat of tangled, broken, dry grass, and the grass heads were heavy with oat beards <u>to catch</u> on a dog&#39;s coat, and foxtails <u>to tangle </u>in a horse&#39;s fetlocks, and clover burrs <u>to fasten</u> in sheep&#39;s wool;&nbsp;</span></font><font><span style="COLOR:black;"></span><span style="COLOR:black;"></span></font><span><font>**</font></span><span><font><span>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span><font>From Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span><span><font>The </font></span><span>“</span><span><font>to catch</font></span><span>”</span><span><font>, </font></span><span>“</span><span><font>to tangle</font></span><span>”</span><span><font>, </font></span><span>“</span><span><font>to fasten</font></span><span>”…</span><span><font>.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span><span><font>How are they to be understood?</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span><span><font>Do they mean</font></span><span>…</span><span><font>.</font></span><span><font>&nbsp;</font></span><span style="COLOR:black;">the grass heads were heavy with oat beards <u>(that were disposed/willing)</u> <span>&nbsp;</span><u>to catch</u> on a dog&#39;s coat, and foxtails <u>(that were disposed/willing)</u> <u>to tangle </u>in a horse&#39;s fetlocks…?</span><span></span> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>