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Ye Thu Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
The position of "not" in a sentence
Q: Although my son is not intelligent, he is very studious.
I'd like to know where "not" should be placed if I rewrite it as " In spite of (not) being (not) intelligent, my son is very intelligent.
Thank you so much.
I'd like to know where "not" should be placed if I rewrite it as " In spite of (not) being (not) intelligent, my son is very intelligent.
Thank you so much.
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Thank you so much. Correction: In spite of (not) being (not) intelligent, my son is very studious.
- Thank you so much.
- Correction: In spite of (not) being (not) intelligent, my son is very studious.
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Ye Thu Q: Although my son is not intelligent, he is very studious.I'd like to know where "not" should be placed if I rewrite it as " In spite of (not) being (not) intelligent, my son is very intelligent.Thank you so much.Correction: In spite of (not) being (not) intelligent, my son is very studious.
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Ye ThuI'd like to know where "not" should be placedIt's placed before the first verb in gerund, participle, infinitive, and subjunctive clauses.
not being intelligent, not to be intelligent, that he not be intelligent
not knowing what he said, not to know what he said, that I not know what he said
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