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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Negation
Are these sentences correct:
1-I don't understand what he says when he mumbles.
2-I don't understand what he says every time he mumbles.
3-I don't understand what he says on all the occasions when he mumbles.
I think "2" and "3" are ambiguous and could also mean I sometimes don't understand what he says when he mumbles.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-I don't understand what he says when he mumbles.
2-I don't understand what he says every time he mumbles.
3-I don't understand what he says on all the occasions when he mumbles.
I think "2" and "3" are ambiguous and could also mean I sometimes don't understand what he says when he mumbles.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan I think "2" and "3" are ambiguous and could also mean I sometimes don't understand what he says when he mumbles. Yes. You have to avoid these structures and use grammatical patterns that are more precise.
- navitasan I think "2" and "3" are ambiguous and could also mean I sometimes don't understand what he says when he mumbles.
- Yes.
- You have to avoid these structures and use grammatical patterns that are more precise.
- I also think you may be making things more complicated for yourself than necessary by using 'every time' and 'on all the occasions'.
- Those are unnecessary.
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navitasanI think "2" and "3" are ambiguous and could also mean I sometimes don't understand what he says when he mumbles.Yes. You have to avoid these structures and use grammatical patterns that are more precise. I also think you may be making things more complicated for yourself than necessary by using 'every time' and 'on all the occasions'. Those are un
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