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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

'not' synonym for 'without' stopping

Hi teachers,
Would 'not' be an appropriate word for 'without' in the following sentence?
The bus passes the bus stop without stopping at it.

Thanks in advance.
  

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The bus passes the bus stop without stopping at it. As before, it won't win any literary prizes, but it works. In this case, you can also use ...

— CalifJim

  • The bus passes the bus stop without stopping at it.
  • As before, it won't win any literary prizes, but it works.
  • In this case, you can also use ...
  • passes the bus stop neglecting to stop at it , but that's a little more complicated because it requires a change from the -ing form ( stopping ) to the to form ( to stop ).
  • CJ
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Tenacious LearnerWould 'not' be an appropriate word for 'without' in the following sentence?The bus passes the bus stop without stopping at it.
As before, it won't win any literary prizes, but it works.
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CalifJimAs before, it won't win any literary prizes, but it works.
Hi Jim,
Thanks! I have suspected that it won't.
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