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Beopro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Shouldn't exist
1a. He has done a lot of bad things so the kind of person like him shouldn't exist in this society.
1b. He has done a lot of bad things so people like him should kick the bucket.
Are these sentences grammatical and ok to say?
Thank you very much, Teachers
Beopro
1b. He has done a lot of bad things so people like him should kick the bucket.
Are these sentences grammatical and ok to say?
Thank you very much, Teachers
Beopro
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people like him shouldn't exist in society" in 1a. As for 1b, "kick the bucket" is an idiom, so it should be used informally ; but the sentence is ok.
- people like him shouldn't exist in society" in 1a.
- As for 1b, "kick the bucket" is an idiom, so it should be used informally ; but the sentence is ok.
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I'd say "...he is the kind of person who/that shouldn't exist in society" or "...people like him shouldn't exist in society" in 1a.
As for 1b, "kick the bucket" is an idiom, so it should be used informally; but the sentence is ok.
As for 1b, "kick the bucket" is an idiom, so it should be used informally; but the sentence is ok.
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