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Tashiro Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Exclamation
Hi,teachers. Please help me when you are free.
Can "does" be removed from "How time does fly!"
If possible, why is "does" put? emphasis?
Can "does" be removed from "How time does fly!"
If possible, why is "does" put? emphasis?
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Hi, Please help me when you are free. " Yes, it can. In fact, the common form of the saying is simply "(How) time flies".
- Hi, Please help me when you are free.
- " Yes, it can.
- In fact, the common form of the saying is simply "(How) time flies".
- If possible, why is "does" put?
- emphasis?
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Hi,
Please help me when you are free.
Can "does" be removed from "How time does fly!"
Yes, it can. In fact, the common form of the saying is simply "(How) time flies".
If possible, why is "does" put? emphasis?
Yes, although the exclamation without 'does' is still quite emphatic.
Best wishes, Clive
Please help me when you are free.
Can "does" be removed from "How time does fly!"
Yes, it can. In fact, the common form of the saying is simply "(How) time flies".
If possible, why is "does" put? emphasis?
Yes, although the exclamation without 'does' is still quite emphatic.
Best wishes, Clive
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