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JKBelieve Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
A few questions....quite random ones actually....
1. 'I'll try never to forget that'.....is that grammatically acceptable? can you explain to
me why?
2. 'This life is preparation for the next' shouldn't the 'preparation' have 'a'
or 'the' in the beginning?
3. 'if the industry has a way of disposing of them, then it would be justified'
in this question...........can I say 'a way of disposing of them'? it seems quite strange.
me why?
2. 'This life is preparation for the next' shouldn't the 'preparation' have 'a'
or 'the' in the beginning?
3. 'if the industry has a way of disposing of them, then it would be justified'
in this question...........can I say 'a way of disposing of them'? it seems quite strange.
Top answer
1. Yes. Some people still do not like to split the infinitive by writing 'to never forget'.
- 1.
- Yes.
- Some people still do not like to split the infinitive by writing 'to never forget'.
- Both are fine.
- 2.
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1. Yes. Some people still do not like to split the infinitive by writing 'to never forget'. Both are fine.
2. 'Preparation' can be an uncountable process, so no article is necessary here.
3. 'A way of disposing of them' seems fine to me-- what bothers you about it, JK?
2. 'Preparation' can be an uncountable process, so no article is necessary here.
3. 'A way of disposing of them' seems fine to me-- what bothers you about it, JK?
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Thanx
About number 3, I'm not sure about why it's bothering me. Maybe it's because there
are two 'of's. -_-
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'Of' is certainly the commonest preposition (I am currently working with a student material on prepositions: the short newspaper article has 30 prepositions, 15 of which are 'of'). As a result, multiple 'of's are not unusual.
'He is a member of a major committee of the Legislature of the State of California.'
If they become bothersome, some rearrangement should be attempted:
'He is a member of a major committee of the Legislature of the State of California.'
If they become bothersome, some rearrangement should be attempted:
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