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Vsuresh Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Correctness
Hi
This expression(I don't know if I can call it a sentence) has been used to drive home the importance of comma.
"Hang him not, leave him"
"Hang him, not leave him"
Is this grammatical?
Please share your views.
Suresh
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These are sentence fragments, as if prefaced by "He said", thus: He said, "Hang him not; leave him". He said, "Hang him", not "Leave him". "Hang him not" is not modern English.
- These are sentence fragments, as if prefaced by "He said", thus: He said, "Hang him not; leave him".
- He said, "Hang him", not "Leave him".
- "Hang him not" is not modern English.
- It's English from centuries ago.
- Nowadays we say "Don't hang him".
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These are sentence fragments, as if prefaced by "He said", thus:
He said, "Hang him not; leave him".
He said, "Hang him", not "Leave him".
"Hang him not" is not modern English. It's English from centuries ago. Nowadays we say "Don't hang him".
vsureshThis expression ... has been used to drive home the importance of comma.
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