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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Can ‘not’ be placed like these?:
How can his mother not see it?
Can ‘not’ be placed like these?:
How can not his mother see it?
How can his mother see not it?
How can his mother see it not?
Can ‘not’ be placed like these?:
How can not his mother see it?
How can his mother see not it?
How can his mother see it not?
Top answer
" is fine. " The last two examples should be avoided completely.
- " is fine.
- " The last two examples should be avoided completely.
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"How can his mother not see it?" is fine.
"How can not his mother see it?" would be written better as "How can't his mother see it?"
The last two examples should be avoided completely.
"How can not his mother see it?" would be written better as "How can't his mother see it?"
The last two examples should be avoided completely.
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