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Red park 287 Posted 8 years ago
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Does it do to take

Does it do to take too much interest in politics, rather than in, say, culture—music and

painting and plays—over which women can have more sway .

Isn't there some thing wrong with the sentence?

  

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red park 287 Isn't there some thing wrong with the sentence? Yes, it should have a question mark. "Does it do to take ...

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  • red park 287 Isn't there some thing wrong with the sentence?
  • Yes, it should have a question mark.
  • "Does it do to take ...
  • " is actually correct.
  • This is a special use of "do"; the meaning is something like "Is it suitable/appropriate/adequate to take ...
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red park 287Isn't there some thing wrong with the sentence?

Yes, it should have a question mark.

"Does it do to take ... ?" is actually correct. This is a special use of "do"; the meaning is something like "Is it suitable/appropriate/adequate to take ... ?"

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