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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
'not' in progressive
In the examples below,
... to be not talking until she comes back
He was not talking until just now.
I suppose adverb 'not' is modifying 'talking'? i.e. be (not talking) until ...
... to be not talking until she comes back
He was not talking until just now.
I suppose adverb 'not' is modifying 'talking'? i.e. be (not talking) until ...
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Anonymous I suppose adverb 'not' is modifying 'talking'? Yes. Or you can think of it as negating the whole verb phrase: not [to be talking]; not [was talking].
- Anonymous I suppose adverb 'not' is modifying 'talking'?
- Yes.
- Or you can think of it as negating the whole verb phrase: not [to be talking]; not [was talking].
- CJ
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AnonymousI suppose adverb 'not' is modifying 'talking'?Yes. Or you can think of it as negating the whole verb phrase: not [to be talking]; not [was talking].
CJ
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