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Hardell Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Knowing
Hello.
I've just faced a dilemma whether the following sentence is grammatical.
"Even a grammatical sentence can sound unnatural and it's as useful to know it as knowing if the sentence is grammatical."
In my language I would say "...and it's as useful to know it as to know if the sentence is grammatical." but I find this pretty incorrect in English.
Another part of my mind says that I should use "knowlegde" but somehow another part finds it wrong.
Please help me, I'm desperate.
Thank you.
I've just faced a dilemma whether the following sentence is grammatical.
"Even a grammatical sentence can sound unnatural and it's as useful to know it as knowing if the sentence is grammatical."
In my language I would say "...and it's as useful to know it as to know if the sentence is grammatical." but I find this pretty incorrect in English.
Another part of my mind says that I should use "knowlegde" but somehow another part finds it wrong.
Please help me, I'm desperate.
Thank you.
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I don't think it's worth that much desperation, Hardell. - - There is a tendency to follow the comparative with the -ing form. -- Those who insist on parallel structures will select this one.
- I don't think it's worth that much desperation, Hardell.
- - - There is a tendency to follow the comparative with the -ing form.
- -- Those who insist on parallel structures will select this one.
- the knowledge' – which sounds funny!
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I don't think it's worth that much desperation, Hardell. These are natural (and I'd just change one word):
Even a grammatical sentence can sound unnatural, and it's as useful to know that as knowing if the sentence is grammatical.-- There is a tendency to follow the comparative with the -ing form.
Even a grammatical sentence can sound unnatural and i
Even a grammatical sentence can sound unnatural, and it's as useful to know that as knowing if the sentence is grammatical.-- There is a tendency to follow the comparative with the -ing form.
Even a grammatical sentence can sound unnatural and i
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Your sentences with "that" appear better to me. And yes, I'd go with "knowing" because I simply tend to use the -ing form there.
It's 4:30 AM here and I haven't gone to bed yet because I need, want, must solve such questions. That's why I'm desperate.
It's 4:30 AM here and I haven't gone to bed yet because I need, want, must solve such questions. That's why I'm desperate.
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