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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"not" to modify a clause?

Can we modify a clause with not:

They need me and not I need them.

Is it the same as

They need me, but the reverse is not true?

Thanks for the possible answers.
  

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We can say: It's "they need me" and not "I need them". or: It's a case of them needing me and not I needing them".

— Milky

  • We can say: It's "they need me" and not "I need them".
  • or: It's a case of them needing me and not I needing them".
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We can say:

It's "they need me" and not "I need them".

or:

It's a case of them needing me and not I needing them".
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Inchoateknowledge
Can we modify a clause with not:

They need me and not I need them.

Is it the same as

They need me, but the reverse is not true?

You can say "They need me but I do not need them."

"They need me, but the reverse is not true"
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