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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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unless the child can not be fed except with the help of its mother. hello there, I know that after unless we are not allowed to put another negative. so how can I explain the above sentence.
Thnak you for giving your views
Thnak you for giving your views
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There is no rule that says "unless" cannot be followed by a negative. Sometimes it may result in a sentence that is complicated to understand, that's all. Your example is acceptable in my opinion, although "can not" should be "cannot".
- There is no rule that says "unless" cannot be followed by a negative.
- Sometimes it may result in a sentence that is complicated to understand, that's all.
- Your example is acceptable in my opinion, although "can not" should be "cannot".
- You refer to it as a "sentence" but it is not; it is a fragment of a larger sentence.
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There is no rule that says "unless" cannot be followed by a negative. Sometimes it may result in a sentence that is complicated to understand, that's all. Your example is acceptable in my opinion, although "can not" should be "cannot". You refer to it as a "sentence" but it is not; it is a fragment of a larger sentence.
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