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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Mister Micawber - Need help with these sentence correction qns.
Hi Mister Micawber ,
Which of the following are correct? thanks in advance. - Sharad. Also, please care to explain.
1> to lead is to direct public opinions, not to react simply to it.
2> to lead is to direct public opinions, not simply react to it
3> to lead is to direct public opinions, rather than to react to it simply.
4>to lead is to direct public opinions, not react simply to it.
5>to lead is to direct public opinions, rather than react to it simply.
Which of the following are correct? thanks in advance. - Sharad. Also, please care to explain.
1> to lead is to direct public opinions, not to react simply to it.
2> to lead is to direct public opinions, not simply react to it
3> to lead is to direct public opinions, rather than to react to it simply.
4>to lead is to direct public opinions, not react simply to it.
5>to lead is to direct public opinions, rather than react to it simply.
Top answer
The correct word order would be: "... ". g.
- The correct word order would be: "...
- ".
- g.
- "...
- not simply to react to it".
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The correct word order would be: "... not simply (verb infinitive) ...".
E.g. "... not simply to react to it".
"... rather than simply to react to it".
E.g. "... not simply to react to it".
"... rather than simply to react to it".
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Eimai_AnglosThe correct word order would be: "... not simply (verb infinitive) ...".
E.g. "... not simply to react to it". Most who pay close attention to grammar still prefer not to "split" an infinitive. I am one of those people, but I have sometimes had occasion to split the infinitive because it simply mad more sense [but that a whole o
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