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Red train 520 Posted 6 years ago
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Do it, do this and do that

How and where to use do it, do this and do that?

  

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Practical English Usage says 1 do so The expression do so can be used to avoid repeating a verb and its object or complement. It is usually rather formal. ' Eventually she divorced Joshua.

  • Practical English Usage says 1 do so The expression do so can be used to avoid repeating a verb and its object or complement.
  • It is usually rather formal.
  • ' Eventually she divorced Joshua.
  • It was a pity she had not done so earlier.
  • He told me to get out, and I did so quietly as possible.
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Practical English Usage says


1 do so

The expression do so can be used to avoid repeating a verb and its object or complement. It is usually rather formal.

'Put the car away, please.' 'I've already done so.'

Eventually she divorced Joshua. It was a pity she had not done so earlier.

He told me to get out, and I

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