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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Do not know
Can one use:
1-I do not know something about it.
instead of:
2-There is something about it I do not know.
Can one use:
3-I don't remember a few things that happened that night.
instead of:
4-There are a few things that happened that night which I do not remember.
(I remember everything except those few things.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-I do not know something about it.
instead of:
2-There is something about it I do not know.
Can one use:
3-I don't remember a few things that happened that night.
instead of:
4-There are a few things that happened that night which I do not remember.
(I remember everything except those few things.)
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
1. No 2. Yes, though the speaker could be implying that there are quite a few things s/he doesn't remember.
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- No 2.
- Yes, though the speaker could be implying that there are quite a few things s/he doesn't remember.
- It does not necessarily imply exactly the same as "I remember everything except those few things".
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1. No
2. Yes, though the speaker could be implying that there are quite a few things s/he doesn't remember. It does not necessarily imply exactly the same as "I remember everything except those few things".
2. Yes, though the speaker could be implying that there are quite a few things s/he doesn't remember. It does not necessarily imply exactly the same as "I remember everything except those few things".
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Thank you very much Fivejedjon,
One more question here if I may:
5-I don't remember many things that happened that night.
5a-I don't remember a lot of things that happened that night.
instead of:
6-There are many things that happened that night which I do not remember.
6a-There are a
One more question here if I may:
5-I don't remember many things that happened that night.
5a-I don't remember a lot of things that happened that night.
instead of:
6-There are many things that happened that night which I do not remember.
6a-There are a
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navitasanHere again, "6" and "6a" do not exclude the possiblilty that there are many other things that happened that night that I do remember. It is possible that there are many things that happened that night that I do not remember and many other things that happened that night that I do remember.Gratefully,Navi.That is correct. Context is very import
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navitasan1-I do not know something about it.No, when you construct a sentence with negation, you should use "anything". i.e. If you don't have anything good to say, don't say it. Or, I don't owe you
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