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Vsuresh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
instead
Hi
Is the use of instead here OK?
We should not support cutting down of trees. Instead we should work to grow more trees.
Is the use of instead here OK?
We should not support cutting down of trees. Instead we should work to grow more trees.
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The second sentence is OK. The first needs either 'the' before 'cutting' or the dropping of 'of'.
- The second sentence is OK.
- The first needs either 'the' before 'cutting' or the dropping of 'of'.
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The second sentence is OK.
The first needs either 'the' before 'cutting' or the dropping of 'of'.
The first needs either 'the' before 'cutting' or the dropping of 'of'.
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Thank you,fivejedjon.
Regarding instead, I see it better suited here (sentence given below) than in the sentence I have posted earlier. I think so because in the sentence previous to it we do not present an idea which is contrary to that with instead
She is growing impatient for promotion. Instead she must do her duty and wait
Regarding instead, I see it better suited here (sentence given below) than in the sentence I have posted earlier. I think so because in the sentence previous to it we do not present an idea which is contrary to that with instead
She is growing impatient for promotion. Instead she must do her duty and wait
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vsureshRegarding instead, I see it better suited here sentence given below than in the sentence I have posted earlier. I think so because in the sentence previous we do not present an idea which is contrary to that with instead She is growing impatient for promotion. Instead she must do her duty and waitCorrect. There is some contrast here, but it's not para
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vsureshRegarding instead, I see it better suited here (sentence given below) than in the sentence I have posted earlier. I think so because in the sentence previous to it we do not present an idea which is contrary to that with insteadThere is contrast here: We should not support cutting down of trees. Instead we should work to grow more t
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Hi everyone!
Thanks.
Could you please tell me why we need to drop the 'of'? Do we need 'the' because we are talking about a specific thing?
The first needs either 'the' before 'cutting' or the dropping of 'of'.
Thanks.
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fatimah0786Could you please tell me why we need to drop the 'of'? Do we need 'the' because we are talking about a specific thing?Thanks.The -ing gerund/verbal noun sometimes functions more as a verb, in which case it has a direct object: cutting down trees.
It sometimes functions more as a noun, in which case it cannot have a direct ob
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Thanks fivejedjon for taking the time to answer my question. Sorry I am still confused.
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If you have We should not support cutting down trees, then cutting, having a direct object, is functioning in a verb-like way.
If you have We should not support the cutting down of trees, then cutting, having the before it and of after it is functioning in a noun-like way.
If you have We should not support cutting down of trees
If you have We should not support the cutting down of trees, then cutting, having the before it and of after it is functioning in a noun-like way.
If you have We should not support cutting down of trees
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