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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

But

Hello,

1. The step was taken but rarely.

I have to rewrite the above sentence using 'not' without changing the meaning of the sentence.

A. The step was not taken frequently.

B. ?

2. Every mother loves her child.

I have to rewrite the #2 in negative form without change in meaning.

A.There is no mother but loves her child.

B. ?

The #2 is an example in my book, but I could not understand it.

Could anyone explain and correct it?

Thanks.
  

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What are the A's and B's? Are the A's example answers given in your book, and the B's blanks that you have to fill in with another way to answer?

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What are the A's and B's? Are the A's example answers given in your book, and the B's blanks that you have to fill in with another way to answer?
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Hello,
A is what I have tried. B is just for any other possibility that I am not able to complete.
Thanks. I
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hanuman_2000A. The step was not taken frequently.
That's possible, but I think often is more natural than frequently.
hanuman_2000A.There is no mother but loves her child.
That does not sound very natural to me. I'd go for There isn't a mother anywhere who doesn't love her child.
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hanuman_2000The step was taken but rarely.
hanuman_2000There is no mother but loves her child.
This usage of "but" is formal or literary, and can sound old-fashioned. It will work in some cases, but if you try to use it to create conversational sentences then they will probably sound weird.
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hanuman_2000The #2 is an example in my book
Just out of curiosity, what is the date of publication of the first edition of this book?

CJ
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