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EyeSeeYou Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Expressing reason in the negative - not to?
I've come across an explanation in a Grammar book indicating NOT TO should be avoided in favor for SO AS NOT TO or IN ORDER NOT TO, instead. Is that correct?
The following wouldn't sound unnatural to me: "I'm taking all necessary precautions now NOT TO have any future problems"
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EyeSeeYou I've come across an explanation in a Grammar book indicating NOT TO should be avoided in favor for SO AS NOT TO or IN ORDER NOT TO, instead. Is that correct? Yes.
- EyeSeeYou I've come across an explanation in a Grammar book indicating NOT TO should be avoided in favor for SO AS NOT TO or IN ORDER NOT TO, instead.
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
- EyeSeeYou The following wouldn't sound unnatural to me: "I'm taking all necessary precautions now NOT TO have any future problems" OK.
- You're allowed to have an opinion.
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EyeSeeYouI've come across an explanation in a Grammar book indicating NOT TO should be avoided in favor for SO AS NOT TO or IN ORDER NOT TO, instead. Is that correct?
Yes.
EyeSeeYouThe following wouldn't sound unnatural to me: "I'm taking all necessary precautions now NOT TO have any future problems"
OK. You're al
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