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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What is grammatically correct?
There was a guy who "would not do" his job everytime he arrived at the office.
A. would not do
B. did not do
C. was not going to do
D. would not be "doing"
E. was not going to be "doing"
If none of these is correct what would it be? Thanks in advance
There was a guy who "would not do" his job everytime he arrived at the office.
A. would not do
B. did not do
C. was not going to do
D. would not be "doing"
E. was not going to be "doing"
If none of these is correct what would it be? Thanks in advance
Top answer
There is no word "everytime". It should be two words: "every time". The combination of a negative and "every time" is a bit awkward and potentially ambiguous.
- There is no word "everytime".
- It should be two words: "every time".
- The combination of a negative and "every time" is a bit awkward and potentially ambiguous.
- One possibility, depending on what you mean, is to recast the sentence with "never".
- For example, "There was a guy who never did his job properly".
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There is no word "everytime". It should be two words: "every time". The combination of a negative and "every time" is a bit awkward and potentially ambiguous. One possibility, depending on what you mean, is to recast the sentence with "never". For example, "There was a guy who never did his job properly".
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