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Grammar

position of "not" in negative statement.

0Regarding the position of "not" in a sentence. Which of the following sentences are correct? What is the topics in grammer dealing with this issue?02br
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001) IQ is understood to not be a measure of general intelligence.02br
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002) IQ is understood not to be a measure of general intelligence.02br
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003) IQ is understood to be not a measure of general intelligence.02br
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00 The original sentence is (1).02br
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00Thanks for help!!02br
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00- drowning moron -0-
  

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03 is definitely not okay.02br
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002 isn't great to my ears, but much better than 3.0-
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0I just found out the first sentence is using "split infinitive".02br
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0And many people have found it no problem to bodly go into the realm of split infinitives. If your teacher is one who does not approve, then #1 would prove to surely be a bad choice.0-
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0And, as most people who frequent this forum know well, I would be one who would heartily disapprove. 05002br
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