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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Is 'instead' necessary in this sentence?
The man dove out of the way to avoid the car, which instead went on to crash into a tree.
(The person in the car is deliberately trying to hit the man.)
Is 'instead' necessary in this sentence?
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I think not. But it's the kind of English we often say, and we usually understand easily what the speaker means. Saying he dove .
- I think not.
- But it's the kind of English we often say, and we usually understand easily what the speaker means.
- Saying he dove .
- instead of He dived .
- .
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I think not. But it's the kind of English we often say, and we usually understand easily what the speaker means.
Saying he dove . . instead of He dived . . . is mainly a feature of American English, I believe.
Clive .
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