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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Thanks Clive! (do do) here! I thought it was correct. But?

How do you specify the (do's)? Is one an adverb and the other a verb? Or are they redundant? Another example is "that".... I'm pretty sure it can also be used consecutively. I just can't for the life of me explain why. Lastly, are there other words?

Thanks,

Anon/B
  

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Hi Anon; You can get 2 do 's in a sentence if one is the helping verb and the other is the main verb. Question: How do you do? Emphasis with imperative: Do not do it!

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  • Hi Anon; You can get 2 do 's in a sentence if one is the helping verb and the other is the main verb.
  • Question: How do you do?
  • Emphasis with imperative: Do not do it!
  • Examples of two that's : I think that that is the solution to the problem.
  • There was little evidence that that was the cause of the crash.
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Hi Anon;

You can get 2 do's in a sentence if one is the helping verb and the other is the main verb.

Question:

How do you do?

Emphasis with imperative:

Do not do it!

Examples of two that's :

I think that that is the solution to the problem.

There was little evidence that that was the cause of the crash.

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