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Masa Posted 19 years ago
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either of them is to go

0 Hi all. Glad to know there is a forum for me to ask questions. I am weak in English and have lots of doubts in it, hope somebody don't mind to answer my doubts.02br
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001. '01font00either of them is to go00'02font00, does it mean 'anyone of them should go'? Can I say 'either is to go'?02br
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002.01i01font00the whole nation mourned 01b00its02b00 dead soldiers02font00.02i00 Can i replace 01font01i01b00its02b02i00 02font00with 01font01i01b00her02b02i02font00?02br
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00301font00.01i00I found it impossible for us to agree with each other02i02font00. 02br
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01i00 01font00I found it 01b00is 02b00impossible for us to agree with each other.02br
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004.01i01font00All the answers are not correct02font00. 02i00Does it mean01i00 01font00none of the answers are correct02font00?02br
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00501i00.01font01b00Where to go02b00 is the question that puzzle us all02font00. 02i00Can I replace01i00 01font01b00where to go02b02font00 02i00with01i00 01font01b00where we go02b02font00?02br
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00Do01i00 01font00human 01b00beings02b00 fought for survival02font00 02i00equivalent01i00 02i00with01i00 01font00human fought for survival02font00? 02i00I am not sure when to use 01i00human 02i00or 01i00human beings02i00.02br
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02br 02br 00 1. '01font 00either of them is to go00'02font 00, does it mean 'anyone of them should go'? 01font 00Yes.

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  • '01font 00either of them is to go00'02font 00, does it mean 'anyone of them should go'?
  • 01font 00Yes.
  • 02font 00 Can I say 'either is to go'?
  • 02i 00 Can i replace 01font 01i 01b 00its02b 02i 00 02font 00with 01font 01i 01b 00her02b 02i 02font 00?
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0 Welcome to English Forums!02br
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00 1. '01font00either of them is to go00'02font00, does it mean 'anyone of them should go'? 01font00Yes. But 01i00One of them should go02i00 is more likely to be said.02font00 Can I say 'either is to go'? 01font
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0 thanks CalifJim, for your very detailed answers and good advice, I appreciate it. You have a good knowledge of English, I wonder if you are a school teacher?02br
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00i have minor questions regarding point 4.02br
00did you mean 01font00all the answers are not correct02font00 same as 01font
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0 Sentences with 01i00all ... not ...02i00 are ambiguous. There is no meaning, in a way, because there's more than one meaning.02br
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00 1. All the answers are not correct = All the answers are incorrect = None of the answers is correct.02br
00 2. All the answers are not correct = Some of the answers are not correct = Some of the a
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0 got it.02br
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