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Grammar

Grammar and meaning

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PLESAE let me know sentence (a) is gramatically correct. And what's the semantic difference BETWEEN (a) and (b) ?

(a) People who were appropriately scared lived to reproduce and to become our ancestors, and that fear is with us still.

(b) People who were appropriately scared lived to reproduce and became our ancestors, and that fear is with us still.

  

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Please let me know whether sentence (a) is gram m atically correct. Yes, it is. And what's the semantic difference BETWEEN (a) and (b) ?

— Clive

  • Please let me know whether sentence (a) is gram m atically correct.
  • Yes, it is.
  • And what's the semantic difference BETWEEN (a) and (b) ?
  • There's no significant difference.
  • Sentence A is more stylish English.
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Please let me know whether sentence (a) is grammatically correct. Yes, it is.

And what's the semantic difference BETWEEN (a) and (b) ? There's no significant difference. Sentence A is more stylish English.

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