Sentences checking
Hello,
Could you tell me if the following sentences make sense and how their meaning vary ?
"This thing shall split in half, only to clone itself."
"This thing might split in half, only to clone itself."
"This thing could split in half, only to clone itself."
Thanks in advance for your help.
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anonymous Could you tell me if the following sentences make sense Americans don't use "shall" except in ceremonial language. "Only" is ambiguous and sounds like the splitting was futile. All three sentences sound unnatural to me.
- anonymous Could you tell me if the following sentences make sense Americans don't use "shall" except in ceremonial language.
- "Only" is ambiguous and sounds like the splitting was futile.
- All three sentences sound unnatural to me.
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anonymousCould you tell me if the following sentences make sense
Americans don't use "shall" except in ceremonial language. "Only" is ambiguous and sounds like the splitting was futile. All three sentences sound unnatural to me. I think you are trying to say "The thing can split in half to clone itself." or "The thing can split in half for the sole purpose
0If you are writing about a biological process called mitosis, then the best sentence is:
Cells can split in half, making clones of themselves.
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