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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
"might as well"
Hello Teachers!
I'd like to ask about the usage of "might as well".
(1) "He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her". I take this sentence mean that giving the money to her is equivalent to throwing the money into the sea. Am I right?
(2) If I am right, how should I convert it into past tense? My try is "He might as well have thrown the money into the sea as gave it to her". Is it correct?
(3) How should I say when I want to mean that his giving the money was not factual? My try is "He might as well have thrown your money into the sea as would have given it to her". Is it correct?
Thank you in advance.
I'd like to ask about the usage of "might as well".
(1) "He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her". I take this sentence mean that giving the money to her is equivalent to throwing the money into the sea. Am I right?
(2) If I am right, how should I convert it into past tense? My try is "He might as well have thrown the money into the sea as gave it to her". Is it correct?
(3) How should I say when I want to mean that his giving the money was not factual? My try is "He might as well have thrown your money into the sea as would have given it to her". Is it correct?
Thank you in advance.
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Hi, I'd like to ask about the usage of " might as well ". Interesting question. (1) " He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her ".
- Hi, I'd like to ask about the usage of " might as well ".
- Interesting question.
- (1) " He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her ".
- I take this sentence mean that giving the money to her is equivalent to throwing the money into the sea .
- Am I right?
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Hi,
I'd like to ask about the usage of "might as well".
Interesting question.
(1) "He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her". I take this sentence mean that giving the money to her is equivalent to throwing the money into the sea. Am I right? Yes.
(2) If I am right, how should I convert it into past
I'd like to ask about the usage of "might as well".
Interesting question.
(1) "He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her". I take this sentence mean that giving the money to her is equivalent to throwing the money into the sea. Am I right? Yes.
(2) If I am right, how should I convert it into past
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Clive"He might as well throw the money into the sea as give it to her".Hi,
Is underlying structure of the sentence is "He... the see as he might as well give it to her."?
If I'm correct, I was just wondering if there're other examples that are with this kind of omission.
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Is underlying structure of the sentence is "He... the sea as he might as well give it to her."? Yes, that's the underlying idea, although adding the words makes the sentnce clumsy.
If I'm correct, I was just wondering
If I'm correct, I was just wondering
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