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Seagull Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Do some fishing

Hello everyone. I have a question.

Could you please evaluate each of the three dialogues below depending on whether or not it is natural?

(A) "What would do you if you were to live on a desert island?" "I would do some fishing every day."

(B) "What would you do if you were to live on a desert island?" "I would do fishing every day."

(C) "What would you do if you were to live on a desert island?" "I would fish every day."

  

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Broadly speaking, native speakers try to avoid lengthy repetition. They don't like to say eg A) " What would you do . .

— Clive

  • Broadly speaking, native speakers try to avoid lengthy repetition.
  • They don't like to say eg A) " What would you do .
  • .
  • " " I would do .
  • .
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C is the most natural.Broadly speaking, native speakers try to avoid lengthy repetition.

They don't like to say

eg A) "What would you do . . . ?" "I would do . . . ."

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