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Rotter Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Maybe or may not be

0 1. He maybe at his office.02br
00I called invain a friend. I didn't get an answer. So the first sentence is fine in this context.02br
00I am interested in the opposite of the above. 02br
002. He maybe not at home.02br
003. He may not be at home. 02br
00Which is the correct sentence? It maybe both are fine. 0-
  

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0 1. 02b 02br 02br 002. 02br 003.

— Cool Breeze

  • 0 1.
  • 02b 02br 02br 002.
  • 02br 003.
  • Fine.
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0 1. He may be in/at his office.02br
00I called 01b00a friend in vain.02b02br
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002. No no.02br
003. Fine. You put 01i00not02i00 after a defective auxiliary (may).02br
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0Thanks Cool Breeze.02br
00I called invain a friend.02br
01font00Why did you alter the word order?02font02br
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00Yesterday I tried in vain to install Microsoft Windows 2008 server. [ This is corr
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01cite10Rotter12cite10I called invain a friend.12br
11font10Why did you alter the word order?12font12br
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10There is no such word as 01i00invain, 02i00it's 01i00in vain.02i00 In English it is safer not to
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0Thanks Cool Breeze. These are difficult grammar points.02br
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01b00Is the following fine? 02b02br
00Yesterday I tried in vain to install Microsoft Windows 2008 server.02br
00You might suggest the following:02br
00Yesterday I tried to install Microsoft Windows 2008 server in vain. 0-
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01cite10Rotter12cite10Yesterday I tried in vain to install Microsoft Windows 2008 server.12br
10You might suggest the following:12br
10Yesterday I tried to install Microsoft Windows 2008 server in vain.12br
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10Both are fine. I'm not familiar with computer jargon but I would
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0Thanks Cool Breeze again for taking time to reply me. I firmly remember you because you live in Finland. I am in Sweden.02br
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00These are difficult grammar point as far as I am concerned. 02br
00You said it would be inaccurate to separte the verb and the object.02br
01b00In the following we have an object which is a bit long. 02b0
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01cite10Rotter12cite10Thanks Cool Breeze again for taking time to reply me. I firmly remember you because you live in Finland. I am in Sweden.12br
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10Yesterday I tried in vain to install the Microsoft Windows 2008 server.12br
10So the object is 'to install the Microsoft Windows 2008 server' 12br
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0 Kan du svenska också?0-
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01cite10Rotter12cite10Kan du svenska också?12br
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10Bara om jag måste! 050010id1
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