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Jane Nam Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Negative fronting
This part is making me crazy these days.... In my book, it is called 'scope of the negative words'.
There are two sentences:
1. Many of the arrows didn't hit the target.
2. Not many of the arrows hit the target.
I think these two are almost same. In my opinion, sentence 1. means that few of the arrows hit the target, and sentence 2. also means that only few arrows hit the target,
Am I right?
Also, I learned that when negative word is moved to the front, then the subject and verb insertion occurs. Then, if I move 'not' of sentence 1. would sentence be like this?
Not did many of the arrows hit the target.
Some of examples are easy to understand such as below.
In no clothes, does Mary look attractive.
In no clothes, Mary looks attractvie.
But others, I get confused. ?_?
English, English....
There are two sentences:
1. Many of the arrows didn't hit the target.
2. Not many of the arrows hit the target.
I think these two are almost same. In my opinion, sentence 1. means that few of the arrows hit the target, and sentence 2. also means that only few arrows hit the target,
Am I right?
Also, I learned that when negative word is moved to the front, then the subject and verb insertion occurs. Then, if I move 'not' of sentence 1. would sentence be like this?
Not did many of the arrows hit the target.
Some of examples are easy to understand such as below.
In no clothes, does Mary look attractive.
In no clothes, Mary looks attractvie.
But others, I get confused. ?_?
English, English....
Top answer
1. Many of the arrows didn't hit the target. 2.
- 1.
- Many of the arrows didn't hit the target.
- 2.
- Not many of the arrows hit the target.
- I think these two are almost same.
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1. Many of the arrows didn't hit the target. 2. Not many of the arrows hit the target.
I think these two are almost same. In my opinion, sentence 1. means that few of the arrows hit the target, and sentence 2. also means that only few arrows hit the target, Am I right?-- You are right; the most that can be said is that #1 focuses a bit more on the missed arrows.
Also, I
I think these two are almost same. In my opinion, sentence 1. means that few of the arrows hit the target, and sentence 2. also means that only few arrows hit the target, Am I right?-- You are right; the most that can be said is that #1 focuses a bit more on the missed arrows.
Also, I
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