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 Languages and Literature Northern Virginia Community College http://blogs.nvcc.edu/tturner http://tilturner.wordpress.com www.englishiskillingme.com Ph: 703.323.3269 ________________________________________ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of 高橋 美津子 [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 8:11 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/