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MIG Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
doesn't or aren't ?
please read the following sentence.
"judge rules that Motorola's patents aren't worth the $4 billion a year it demanded from Microsoft."
can we use "doesn't" instead of "aren't"?
which one is more common?
if its not possible.please explain me why?
"judge rules that Motorola's patents aren't worth the $4 billion a year it demanded from Microsoft."
can we use "doesn't" instead of "aren't"?
which one is more common?
if its not possible.please explain me why?
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MIG Can we use "doesn't" instead of "aren't"? No. MIG If it's not possible, please explain why.
- MIG Can we use "doesn't" instead of "aren't"?
- No.
- MIG If it's not possible, please explain why.
- Worth is not a verb.
- If a verb were used, you'd need don't , not doesn't.
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MIGCan we use "doesn't" instead of "aren't"?No.
MIGIf it's not possible, please explain why.Worth is not a verb. If a verb were used, you'd need don't, not doesn't.
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Can we use "doesn't" instead of "aren't"?
No.
Which one is more common?
The contraction "aren't" is more common.
If it's not possible, please tell me why?
When faced with a question like this, I like to get rid of contractions so we can see how the phrase works. Like so:
...Motorola's patents are not worth the $4 billion...
If we replace "ar
No.
Which one is more common?
The contraction "aren't" is more common.
If it's not possible, please tell me why?
When faced with a question like this, I like to get rid of contractions so we can see how the phrase works. Like so:
...Motorola's patents are not worth the $4 billion...
If we replace "ar
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