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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
anything/everything
I like to write anything.
I like to write everything.
Are they OK?
Thank you
I like to write everything.
Are they OK?
Thank you
Top answer
They aren't bad, but they are incomplete somehow. It's the combination of the stative like to with the indefinite anything or everything that makes them seem as if they are missing something, especially like to ... anything .
- They aren't bad, but they are incomplete somehow.
- It's the combination of the stative like to with the indefinite anything or everything that makes them seem as if they are missing something, especially like to ...
- anything .
- We expect sentences like the following: I'll write anything you want.
- I'll eat anything that is put in front of me!
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They aren't bad, but they are incomplete somehow.
It's the combination of the stative like to with the indefinite anything or everything that makes them seem as if they are missing something, especially like to ... anything.
We expect sentences like the following:
I'll write anything you want.
I'll eat anything that is put in front of me
It's the combination of the stative like to with the indefinite anything or everything that makes them seem as if they are missing something, especially like to ... anything.
We expect sentences like the following:
I'll write anything you want.
I'll eat anything that is put in front of me
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