Hi
I read one script in a textbook for OPIc.
But I am more sure if this sentence is correct or not.
I left the campus with a very good impression.
(leave something with something).
In this context, this sentence means that the campus gave me a very good impression.
Furthermore, there is no sentence pattern(leave something with something) about this usage of “leave”.
According to the Oxford dictionary, there is nothing.
So, in conclusion, should I correct the sentence like this?
The campus left me with a very good impression.
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The sentence is correct and it means that the author went to the campus to visit it in order to find out whether or not the campus was suitable for them. Apparently they liked the atmosphere at the campus so when they left they had a good feeling about the campus. They left the campus with a good impression. They were impressed by the campus.
Please let me know if this makes sense.
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Hi
So now I’ve understood like this by reading your reply.
This sentence doesn’t use the above-mentioned sentence pattern - [leave somebody with something].
Instead, this sentence can be rephrased like this.
-I visited the campus and then I left it while I was impressed by it.
-I visited the campus and then I left it. At the same time, I had a good impression of it/at it.
NOTE) “it” means “the campus”.
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@Tae-Bbong-E , I had the same confusion as you on my first reading of the sentence. I think it could be clarified like this:
“I left the campus with a very good impression of it…”
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None of the above apply to the original sentence. In the original sentence you went to the campus, then you left the campus. After leaving you have a good impression.
left the campus
left with an impression
These do not mean the same thing. The first sentence is literal. You were at the campus but left. So you are no longer there.
I left the campus then went out to eat.
I left the campus then went home.
I left the campus and returned the next day.
None of the above has anything to do with the impression you had of the campus. They simply state that you were there, but are no longer.
“Left with a good impression”
This is about the memory you have of the campus. It left you with a good impression, so your memory of the campus is positive. This is about the memory of the campus, not whether you are still there or not.
Which one is better? Either one is OK. Either way you had a good impression, which is the point of the sentence.
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