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Yyfroy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
【start to not V.】is this sentence pattern correct?
I read a sentence from an English book.
which said,
?I think I'm starting to not believe it myself. ?
But how to explain this sentence IN GRAMMAR?
Can it be said or written as below,
I think I'm starting not to believe it myself.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EAGERNESS TO ANSWER.
which said,
?I think I'm starting to not believe it myself. ?
But how to explain this sentence IN GRAMMAR?
Can it be said or written as below,
I think I'm starting not to believe it myself.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EAGERNESS TO ANSWER.
Top answer
) break the rule. Sometimes they break the rule because they think that it sounds better if the "not" is put "inside" the infinitive. HAVE A NICE DAY, Yyfroy.
- ) break the rule.
- Sometimes they break the rule because they think that it sounds better if the "not" is put "inside" the infinitive.
- HAVE A NICE DAY, Yyfroy.
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Yes, I think that you are right: the rules call for "not" to proceed the infinitive: Shakespeare wrote "To be or not to be."
Nevertheless, many native speakers (like your book?) break the rule. Sometimes they break the rule because they think that it sounds better if the "not" is put "inside" the infinitive.
HAVE A NICE DAY, Yyfroy.
Nevertheless, many native speakers (like your book?) break the rule. Sometimes they break the rule because they think that it sounds better if the "not" is put "inside" the infinitive.
HAVE A NICE DAY, Yyfroy.
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