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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Negatives Placement
A. Not since he left has he written me a letter.
B. Since he left, he has never written me a letter.
Does sentence A have the same meaning as B?
Or it should have been 'not' instead of 'never' in sentence B to make the meaning the same?
B. Since he left, he has never written me a letter.
Does sentence A have the same meaning as B?
Or it should have been 'not' instead of 'never' in sentence B to make the meaning the same?
Top answer
They do mean the same but B is natural, A isn't.
- They do mean the same but B is natural, A isn't.
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A is natural, but it is not very informal. It is carefully composed.
Not since Preston Sturges has a director and producer drawn so much out of such likable but indifferent actors.
Not since the Reds' Pete Rose hit in 44 straight games in 1978 has a hitter come within 15 games of Joe DiMaggio's single-season re
Not since Preston Sturges has a director and producer drawn so much out of such likable but indifferent actors.
Not since the Reds' Pete Rose hit in 44 straight games in 1978 has a hitter come within 15 games of Joe DiMaggio's single-season re
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