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Vsuresh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

do/can

Hi

Please tell me if the second is natural.

Garbage should be regularly removed so that mosquitoes do not breed in such damp wastes.

Garbage should be regularly removed so that mosquitoes can not breed in such damp wastes.
  

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"cannot" is one word, and "... in such damp wastes" is unnatural. These are OK: Garbage should be regularly removed so that mosquitoes cannot / do not breed in it.

— GPY

  • "cannot" is one word, and "...
  • in such damp wastes" is unnatural.
  • These are OK: Garbage should be regularly removed so that mosquitoes cannot / do not breed in it.
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"cannot" is one word, and "... in such damp wastes" is unnatural. These are OK:

Garbage should be regularly removed so that mosquitoes cannot / do not breed in it.
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'cannot' (one word)
I'd say 'removed regularly' instead of 'regularly removed'.
Like GPY, I'd end with "breed in it".

Otherwise, both are fine.

CJ
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