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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Neither
Hi,
Is this the right usage of neither: As he was no longer rich, neither was his wife a socialite.
2) Is this sentence okay in present tense: Tell me what you'll do if that man puts a knife to your throat.
How else can you change this sentence without changing its tense? For example: tell me what you'll do if that man were to put a knife to your throat. (or) tell me what you would do if that man were to put a knife to your throat. (I hope you see my confusion. Is 'would' or 'will' followed by 'were to'?)
3) His was a policy that antagonized the neighbors instead of befriending them. (is this right using 'instead of.' Is it also possible with 'rather than'?)
Regards,
Is this the right usage of neither: As he was no longer rich, neither was his wife a socialite.
2) Is this sentence okay in present tense: Tell me what you'll do if that man puts a knife to your throat.
How else can you change this sentence without changing its tense? For example: tell me what you'll do if that man were to put a knife to your throat. (or) tell me what you would do if that man were to put a knife to your throat. (I hope you see my confusion. Is 'would' or 'will' followed by 'were to'?)
3) His was a policy that antagonized the neighbors instead of befriending them. (is this right using 'instead of.' Is it also possible with 'rather than'?)
Regards,
Top answer
1) No. As he was no longer rich , his wife was no longer a socialite. -- OK Tell me what you'd do if that man were to put a knife to your throat.
- 1) No.
- As he was no longer rich , his wife was no longer a socialite.
- -- OK Tell me what you'd do if that man were to put a knife to your throat.
- -- OK (I hope you see my confusion.
- ) 3) His was a policy that antagonized the neighbors instead of befriending them.
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1) No. As he was no longer rich, his wife was no longer a socialite.
2) Tell me what you'll do if that man puts a knife to your throat.-- OK
Tell me what you'd do if that man were to put a knife to your throat.
Tell me what you would do if that man were to put a knife to your throat.-- OK
(I hope you see my confusion. Is 'would' or
2) Tell me what you'll do if that man puts a knife to your throat.-- OK
Tell me what you'd do if that man were to put a knife to your throat.
Tell me what you would do if that man were to put a knife to your throat.-- OK
(I hope you see my confusion. Is 'would' or
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