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Debpriya De Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Instead of

"I told him to study instead of playing."
Is this sentence grammatically correct ?
The use of "instead of" inside the infinitive phrase seems a bit odd to me.
  

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Yes, you are right, DD.

  • Yes, you are right, DD.
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Your first sentence is correct., as is your 2nd.

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