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S.P.I. Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Negation.
Hi there!
What's the correct way to negate a sentance?
1) In a bid to not sound insane...
2) In a bit not to sound insane...
Is not supposed to precede to or does it come right after it?
Thanks in advance
What's the correct way to negate a sentance?
1) In a bid to not sound insane...
2) In a bit not to sound insane...
Is not supposed to precede to or does it come right after it?
Thanks in advance
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I. 1) In a bid to not sound insane... 2) In a bit not to sound insane...
- I.
- 1) In a bid to not sound insane...
- 2) In a bit not to sound insane...
- Is not supposed to precede to or does it come right after it?
- Either could work, but #2 is more probable.
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S.P.I.1) In a bid to not sound insane...Either could work, but #2 is more probable. It depends on the rest of the sentence.
2) In a bit not to sound insane...
Is not supposed to precede to or does it come right after it?
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S.P.I.Is not supposed to precede to or does it come right after it?not precedes the to of an infinitive. There should never be any word between the to and the verb that comes after it -- unless it's absolutely unavoidable.
CJ
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