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Ticce Posted 6 years ago
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He can ride a motorbike not to mention a bicycle.
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He can ride a motorbike not to mention a bicycle. No. When you say A not to menti on B, B reinforces what you are saying about A .
- He can ride a motorbike not to mention a bicycle.
- No.
- When you say A not to menti on B, B reinforces what you are saying about A .
- eg He can ride a bicycle, not to mention a motorcycle .
- The idea here is that it's harder to ride a motorcycle, so if he can do that he can easily ride a bicycle.
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He can ride a motorbike not to mention a bicycle.
No. When you say A not to mention B, B reinforces what you are saying about A.
eg He can ride a bicycle, not to mention a motorcycle.
The idea here is that it's harder to ride a motorcycle, so if he can do that he can easily ride a bicycle.
Clive
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