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Virginia274 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Separate way
Hi everyone,
Is this sentence correct?
She warned them not to go their own separate ways.
My teacher told me that It is wrong and correct it in this way:
She warned them not to separate.
If both are correct then which one is better?
Thanks in advance.
Is this sentence correct?
She warned them not to go their own separate ways.
My teacher told me that It is wrong and correct it in this way:
She warned them not to separate.
If both are correct then which one is better?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Both are correct English but the meanings are slightly different. "to go their (own) separate ways" is a set phrase, referring to a parting that will see each party follow a different course in life. "Warning" someone not to do this is not tremendously usual, though.
- Both are correct English but the meanings are slightly different.
- "to go their (own) separate ways" is a set phrase, referring to a parting that will see each party follow a different course in life.
- "Warning" someone not to do this is not tremendously usual, though.
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- for safety), or possibly to a married couple (though "warned" is not very usual there either).
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Both are correct English but the meanings are slightly different. "to go their (own) separate ways" is a set phrase, referring to a parting that will see each party follow a different course in life. "Warning" someone not to do this is not tremendously usual, though. The second sentence might be used when people ought to stay together during a particular situation (e.g. for safety), or possibly to
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Your teacher's sentence seems to mean something quite different from yours. Please explain in more detail what you intend it to mean.
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Thanks a lot GPY for your informative reply. I got it.
GPYMore context is needed to determine which if any of these meanings is intended.
Mister MicawberYour teacher's sentence seems to mean something quite different from yours. Please explain in more detail what you intend it to mean.Thank you Mister Micawber. I think you a
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virginia274Now With the explanation of GPY, I think The my teacher's sentence is more suitable for here.Right, the expression "go their separate ways" doesn't really fit here.
In the blue sentence, "watching nature" seems a bit odd, and "vegetables" are usually plants grown by humans for food, so would not normally be growing in a forest.
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