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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Before followed by a negation???
Is it possible and grammatical to say the following:
Let's say this made sense:
How cold does it have to get before the animal won't die.
or would you use "so"
How cold does it have to get so the animal doesn't die.
or
How cold does it have to get for the animal not to die.
I'm asking this as I came across this following sentence:
What proof does alcohol have to be before it won't freeze.
What does you think of BEFORE here and does it makes sense?
or would you use SO or FOR?
Thank you
Let's say this made sense:
How cold does it have to get before the animal won't die.
or would you use "so"
How cold does it have to get so the animal doesn't die.
or
How cold does it have to get for the animal not to die.
I'm asking this as I came across this following sentence:
What proof does alcohol have to be before it won't freeze.
What does you think of BEFORE here and does it makes sense?
or would you use SO or FOR?
Thank you
Top answer
1. How cold does it have to get before the animal won't/doesn't die? 2.
- 1.
- How cold does it have to get before the animal won't/doesn't die?
- 2.
- How cold does it have to get so the animal won't/doesn't die?
- 3.
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1. How cold does it have to get before the animal won't/doesn't die?
2. How cold does it have to get so the animal won't/doesn't die?
3. How cold does it have to get for the animal not to die?
1. What proof does alcohol have to be before it won't/doesn't freeze?
2. What proof does alcohol have to be so it won't/doesn't freeze?
3. What proof does a
2. How cold does it have to get so the animal won't/doesn't die?
3. How cold does it have to get for the animal not to die?
1. What proof does alcohol have to be before it won't/doesn't freeze?
2. What proof does alcohol have to be so it won't/doesn't freeze?
3. What proof does a
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I'll use this than
'How cold does it have to be for the animal to survive?'
what if there isn't a word that means the opposite of "don't freeze", how would you than say it for the second batch, as I saw a native write:
What proof does alcohol have to be before it won't freeze?
John
'How cold does it have to be for the animal to survive?'
what if there isn't a word that means the opposite of "don't freeze", how would you than say it for the second batch, as I saw a native write:
What proof does alcohol have to be before it won't freeze?
John
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