Hi M.T.

Number 2 is odd.  This lies in the use of purpose clauses.  In this case the purpose clause is "to tell you about rugby".  Therefore, 1 makes perfect sense because the speaker is stating the purpose of his or her presence.  However, 2 is ill-formed because it implies that the purpose of being a coach is to tell people about rugby.  This is a superficial explanation, but it should suffice for quick functional understanding of why 2 seems odd to you.

All the best,
Til



Til Turner
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Northern Virginia Community College
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Subject: I'm here to, vs I'm a coach to

Hello,
Could someone help me clear my head?
Do both the following two sentence sound natural to you , native
speakers of English?
To me sentence 2 sounds a bit odd.
I'm wondering why.

1. I'm here to tell you about rugby.
2. I'm a coach to tell you about rugby.

M.T.

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