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First song I ever recorded (was to/to was) a Fat Joe beat
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowWhat did Charlie Sheen mean when he said ‘Tired of pretending like not a total bitchin' rock star from Mars’?Name for a verb that switches meaning depending on whether it has an objectUse of “by” to indicate meansReducing sentences to elementary facts avoiding the word “or”How to parse this sentence by Joyce's in A Portrait of the Artist?How can I say that a chord (music) lasts for a period of time related to the rhythm of a song?Claim for, Claim“Is” versus “are” in regard to a proper noun that sounds singular but is actually plural (“The Song of Albion Trilogy”)What parts of speech are GIVEN and THAT in the phrase “Given that…”Using “the book” and the title of the book in a sentence
I watched an interview and he said
"First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat."
I wonder, can I switch the positions of "was" and "to" like this?
"First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat."
If I can't, so with other sentences I must say "First song I ever listen was to Shape of you." Is that right?
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I watched an interview and he said
"First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat."
I wonder, can I switch the positions of "was" and "to" like this?
"First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat."
If I can't, so with other sentences I must say "First song I ever listen was to Shape of you." Is that right?
verbs prepositions sentence
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I watched an interview and he said
"First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat."
I wonder, can I switch the positions of "was" and "to" like this?
"First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat."
If I can't, so with other sentences I must say "First song I ever listen was to Shape of you." Is that right?
verbs prepositions sentence
edited Mar 22 at 13:53
Hellion
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I watched an interview and he said
"First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat."
I wonder, can I switch the positions of "was" and "to" like this?
"First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat."
If I can't, so with other sentences I must say "First song I ever listen was to Shape of you." Is that right?
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No in the case you cite you cannot switch the positions. "First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat." is correct, and "First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat." is incorrect.
But your other example, "First song I ever listened to was Shape of you." is correct, and "First song I ever listened was to Shape of you." is incorrect. So why?
Because the verb "listen to" a song is correct. You can say "I listened to a song". "Listen to" is the verb and "a song" is the object. You can't do the same with "recorded to". You cannot say "I recorded to a song". You say "I recorded a song".
So correct sentences are:
First song I ever listened to was Shape of You.
First song I ever recorded was Shape of You.
So what's the "to" doing in the original sentence? It doesn't have the same meaning as the "to" in "listened to". It describes the relationship of the song to the beat.
A song is "to' a beat if it uses that beat.
This song was to a Fat Joe beat.
This song is to the beat of a military band.
This song is to an Electro-pop beat
So "First song I ever recorded" is a noun phrase indicating which song we are talking about, and "to a Fat Joe beat" describes what the song was like.
In your second example "First song I ever listened to" is the noun phrase indicating the song we are talking about, and "Shape of You" describes the song.
If you move the "to" from one phrase to the other either way you change the meaning.
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No in the case you cite you cannot switch the positions. "First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat." is correct, and "First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat." is incorrect.
But your other example, "First song I ever listened to was Shape of you." is correct, and "First song I ever listened was to Shape of you." is incorrect. So why?
Because the verb "listen to" a song is correct. You can say "I listened to a song". "Listen to" is the verb and "a song" is the object. You can't do the same with "recorded to". You cannot say "I recorded to a song". You say "I recorded a song".
So correct sentences are:
First song I ever listened to was Shape of You.
First song I ever recorded was Shape of You.
So what's the "to" doing in the original sentence? It doesn't have the same meaning as the "to" in "listened to". It describes the relationship of the song to the beat.
A song is "to' a beat if it uses that beat.
This song was to a Fat Joe beat.
This song is to the beat of a military band.
This song is to an Electro-pop beat
So "First song I ever recorded" is a noun phrase indicating which song we are talking about, and "to a Fat Joe beat" describes what the song was like.
In your second example "First song I ever listened to" is the noun phrase indicating the song we are talking about, and "Shape of You" describes the song.
If you move the "to" from one phrase to the other either way you change the meaning.
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No in the case you cite you cannot switch the positions. "First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat." is correct, and "First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat." is incorrect.
But your other example, "First song I ever listened to was Shape of you." is correct, and "First song I ever listened was to Shape of you." is incorrect. So why?
Because the verb "listen to" a song is correct. You can say "I listened to a song". "Listen to" is the verb and "a song" is the object. You can't do the same with "recorded to". You cannot say "I recorded to a song". You say "I recorded a song".
So correct sentences are:
First song I ever listened to was Shape of You.
First song I ever recorded was Shape of You.
So what's the "to" doing in the original sentence? It doesn't have the same meaning as the "to" in "listened to". It describes the relationship of the song to the beat.
A song is "to' a beat if it uses that beat.
This song was to a Fat Joe beat.
This song is to the beat of a military band.
This song is to an Electro-pop beat
So "First song I ever recorded" is a noun phrase indicating which song we are talking about, and "to a Fat Joe beat" describes what the song was like.
In your second example "First song I ever listened to" is the noun phrase indicating the song we are talking about, and "Shape of You" describes the song.
If you move the "to" from one phrase to the other either way you change the meaning.
answered Mar 22 at 13:27
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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Thank you very much
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No in the case you cite you cannot switch the positions. "First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat." is correct, and "First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat." is incorrect.
But your other example, "First song I ever listened to was Shape of you." is correct, and "First song I ever listened was to Shape of you." is incorrect. So why?
Because the verb "listen to" a song is correct. You can say "I listened to a song". "Listen to" is the verb and "a song" is the object. You can't do the same with "recorded to". You cannot say "I recorded to a song". You say "I recorded a song".
So correct sentences are:
First song I ever listened to was Shape of You.
First song I ever recorded was Shape of You.
So what's the "to" doing in the original sentence? It doesn't have the same meaning as the "to" in "listened to". It describes the relationship of the song to the beat.
A song is "to' a beat if it uses that beat.
This song was to a Fat Joe beat.
This song is to the beat of a military band.
This song is to an Electro-pop beat
So "First song I ever recorded" is a noun phrase indicating which song we are talking about, and "to a Fat Joe beat" describes what the song was like.
In your second example "First song I ever listened to" is the noun phrase indicating the song we are talking about, and "Shape of You" describes the song.
If you move the "to" from one phrase to the other either way you change the meaning.
answered Mar 22 at 13:27
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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No in the case you cite you cannot switch the positions. "First song I ever recorded was to a Fat Joe beat." is correct, and "First song I ever recorded to was a Fat Joe beat." is incorrect.
But your other example, "First song I ever listened to was Shape of you." is correct, and "First song I ever listened was to Shape of you." is incorrect. So why?
Because the verb "listen to" a song is correct. You can say "I listened to a song". "Listen to" is the verb and "a song" is the object. You can't do the same with "recorded to". You cannot say "I recorded to a song". You say "I recorded a song".
So correct sentences are:
First song I ever listened to was Shape of You.
First song I ever recorded was Shape of You.
So what's the "to" doing in the original sentence? It doesn't have the same meaning as the "to" in "listened to". It describes the relationship of the song to the beat.
A song is "to' a beat if it uses that beat.
This song was to a Fat Joe beat.
This song is to the beat of a military band.
This song is to an Electro-pop beat
So "First song I ever recorded" is a noun phrase indicating which song we are talking about, and "to a Fat Joe beat" describes what the song was like.
In your second example "First song I ever listened to" is the noun phrase indicating the song we are talking about, and "Shape of You" describes the song.
If you move the "to" from one phrase to the other either way you change the meaning.
answered Mar 22 at 13:27
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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answered Mar 22 at 13:27
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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