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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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01. The grasshopper asked the leader fo the ants, “01b00I know now that I am wrong02b00. I should have collected food before winter came. Could you please give me some food?”02br
002. The grasshopper asked the leader fo the ants, “01b00Now I know that I am wrong02b00. I should have collected food before winter came. Could you please give me some food?”02br
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00Which sentence in bold print is more 00correctly 00grammatically, the one in #1 or #2?02br
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00Thanks in advance.02br
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0 Hi Yoong Liat02br 02br 00Both sentences are equally good (or bad) -- 01i 00fo02i 00 should be 01i 00of02i 00. 01i 00Now 02i 00is more emphatic at the beginning (sentence 2). 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-

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  • 0 Hi Yoong Liat02br 02br 00Both sentences are equally good (or bad) -- 01i 00fo02i 00 should be 01i 00of02i 00.
  • 01i 00Now 02i 00is more emphatic at the beginning (sentence 2).
  • 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 Hi Yoong Liat02br
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00Both sentences are equally good (or bad) -- 01i00fo02i00 should be 01i00of02i00. 01i00Now 02i00is more emphatic at the beginning (sentence 2). In sentence 1 01i00now02i00 separates the verb (01i00know02i00) from its object (01i
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0 01b01font00Thanks, CB, for pointing out my typo, and for the explanation.02br
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