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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Necessitate / Dictate
Can 'necessitate' substitute for 'dictate' when used in the following manner?
"His family's poverty dictated that he left school to work at a young age."
I have never come across the construction 'blah blah blah necessitate that blah blah blah.' Perhaps the word can't be used this way.
Thank you.
"His family's poverty dictated that he left school to work at a young age."
I have never come across the construction 'blah blah blah necessitate that blah blah blah.' Perhaps the word can't be used this way.
Thank you.
Top answer
SuperESL necessitate that ... Perhaps the word can't be used this way. It can't.
- SuperESL necessitate that ...
- Perhaps the word can't be used this way.
- It can't.
- You'd need to change it thus: ...
- poverty necessitated his leaving school ...
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SuperESLnecessitate that ... Perhaps the word can't be used this way.It can't. You'd need to change it thus: ... poverty necessitated his leaving school ....
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