It would be a better idea to VS "A better idea would be to"?
I'm contemplating these two sentences:> I think it would be a better idea to show you my works.> I think a better idea would be to show you my works.as answers to a question "Can you tell me something about your art?"1. How are they different?2. Where is the emphasis in each of the two sentences?
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Carolina S. answered • 07/01/19
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"I can do something better than tell you about my art- I can show you my art."
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Betty M.
"Work" here is used as a mass noun, referring to all of the material you have completed in this category. "Works", with the 's', usually implies the 3rd person singular verb( I work, you work, he works)."Works" can also be used to refer to many technical projects, as in "the men displayed their works in the park.07/01/19