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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"everyone couldn't" or "no one could"? Which is correct?

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00A: When the lady in red stepped into the hall, 01u00everyone couldn't02u00 keep their eyes off her.02br
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00B: When the laldy in red stepped into the hall, 01u00no one could02u00 keep their eyes off her.02br
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00Is sentence A correct? Is sentence B better?02br
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00 Thanks for your replies.0-
  

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— Nona the brit

  • 0 B is correct.
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0Hi,02br
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00B is fine, but I don't really have a probem with A, either.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0I think this type of question is very common among ELS learners. One think must be considered when we choose how a question or a sentence is formed. Depending on the contest, we may form a question with a negative annotation or a positive one. Consider the following: 02br
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00No one was late for the meeting/ Everyone is on time for the meeting. These two sentences basical
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0 Avoid a subject which is all inclusive in some way (everyone, all, both) with a negative verb. These are almost always subject to more than one interpretation and therefore cannot always be trusted to communcate exactly what you want to communicate.02br
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01i00Everyone isn't here yet.02i02br
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00 a) 01i00Not everyon
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0heloo anonymous;02br
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00B is the correct one .0-
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