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Sirius2012 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
be taught not to/to not
Hi.
What do you say:
He was taught to not tell lies.
He was taught to not tell lies.
He was not taught to tell lies.
They taught him to not tell lies.
They taught him not to tell lies.
What do you say:
He was taught to not tell lies.
He was taught to not tell lies.
He was not taught to tell lies.
They taught him to not tell lies.
They taught him not to tell lies.
Top answer
He was taught not to [lie / tell lies]. ) He was not taught to [lie / tell lies]. ) You may use they instead of the passive voice if they are known to the listener.
- He was taught not to [lie / tell lies].
- ) He was not taught to [lie / tell lies].
- ) You may use they instead of the passive voice if they are known to the listener.
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He was taught not to [lie / tell lies]. (He was taught to be honest.)
He was not taught to [lie / tell lies]. (This is just a statement that he was not taught to be a liar.)
You may use they instead of the passive voice if they are known to the listener.
He was not taught to [lie / tell lies]. (This is just a statement that he was not taught to be a liar.)
You may use they instead of the passive voice if they are known to the listener.
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