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Nhật Bình Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Structure
12. before 13. have 14. not 15. should
Why does 'not' fit 14?
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t Bình Why does 'not' fit 14? That is a rather old-fashioned turn of phrase that sounds literary to this American. Humans had it not, which is a bit poetical, but this says that humans had not it, which is downright odd nowadays.
- t Bình Why does 'not' fit 14?
- That is a rather old-fashioned turn of phrase that sounds literary to this American.
- Humans had it not, which is a bit poetical, but this says that humans had not it, which is downright odd nowadays.
- I would have put it "humans did not have the know-how", but it is usually grammatical, if perhaps not advisable, to stick a "not" in pretty much anywhere it makes sense.
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Nh?t BìnhWhy does 'not' fit 14?
That is a rather old-fashioned turn of phrase that sounds literary to this American. Humans had it not, which is a bit poetical, but this says that humans had not it, which is downright odd nowadays. I would have put it "humans did not have the know-how", but it is usually grammatical, if perhaps not advisable, to stick a "no
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