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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Before or unless?

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00Is it correct to say: The mother won't let her daughter talk on the phone 01b01u00before 02u02b00finishing her homework. Here wouldn't it be:02br
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00The mother won't let her daughter talk on the phone01b01u00 unless02u02b00 she finishes her homework (or) The mother won't let her daughter talk on the phone01b01u00 if02u02b00 she doesn't finish her work. (?)02br
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00And in the same here: Is it correct to say She'd better not to go out 01u01b00because02b02u00 she won't finish her homework in time. Here wouldn't it be:02br
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00She'd better not to go out 01b01u00otherwise/or02u02b00 she won't finish her homework in time (?) 02br
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00Best regards,02br
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02br 02br 00There are some nuances of meanings -- in the very first, you assume she will finish the homework and then she will talk on the phone. 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00There are some nuances of meanings -- in the very first, you assume she will finish the homework and then she will talk on the phone.
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0All of the sentences you have written sound fine to me, except the "otherwise" choice.02br
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00There are some nuances of meanings -- in the very first, you assume she will finish the homework and then she will talk on the phone. In the second and third, she may not finish her homework, and if that's the case, she won't get to talk on the phone.0-
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0Hi, Grammar Geek!02br
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00Thanks you a lot!02br
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