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Kartik Yadav Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Functional Grammar
Join the sentences without using but, and + without changing the meaning of the sentence-
She complained that her brother does not know anything.Her brother claimed that he knows everything.
Attempt -
Contrary to what her brother claimed, she complained that her brother does not know anything.
She complained that her brother does not know anything.Her brother claimed that he knows everything.
Attempt -
Contrary to what her brother claimed, she complained that her brother does not know anything.
Top answer
It's grammatical, but somewhat awkward. A native speaker wouldn't say or write it that way. My suggestion is: Contrary to her brother's claims, she complained the he didn't know anything.
- It's grammatical, but somewhat awkward.
- A native speaker wouldn't say or write it that way.
- My suggestion is: Contrary to her brother's claims, she complained the he didn't know anything.
- It's too bad that you are required to use the verbs "claimed" and "complain" in the sentence.
- That too makes the sentence awkward.
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It's grammatical, but somewhat awkward. A native speaker wouldn't say or write it that way.
My suggestion is:
Contrary to her brother's claims, she complained the he didn't know anything.
It's too bad that you are required to use the verbs "claimed" and "complain" in the sentence. That too makes the sentence awkward.
My suggestion is:
Contrary to her brother's claims, she complained the he didn't know anything.
It's too bad that you are required to use the verbs "claimed" and "complain" in the sentence. That too makes the sentence awkward.
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Hi,
I don't usually like semi-colons, but you could say
She complained that her brother does not know anything; her brother claimed that he knows everything.
I don't usually like semi-colons, but you could say
She complained that her brother does not know anything; her brother claimed that he knows everything.
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Hi,
I understand that you cannot use but. However, what about whereas?
She complained that her brother does not know anything, whereas her brother claimed that he knows everything.
You have two statements. The conjunction whereas helps to show the contrast between them.
Yet, the example above is still not stylish. *So, you may
I understand that you cannot use but. However, what about whereas?
She complained that her brother does not know anything, whereas her brother claimed that he knows everything.
You have two statements. The conjunction whereas helps to show the contrast between them.
Yet, the example above is still not stylish. *So, you may
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Thanks JohnParis,
I just wanted to know whether my attempt was grammatical or not and it really did sound awkward to me too, but as i was in a test, i was not able to come up with something better than this!
I just wanted to know whether my attempt was grammatical or not and it really did sound awkward to me too, but as i was in a test, i was not able to come up with something better than this!
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