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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Hi,

Could you tell me, please, which sentence is correct?

Many want to do that and then trouble follows.

Many want to do that and then follows trouble.

Thanks! :-)
  

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Anonymous Many want to do that , and then trouble follows. Many want to do that , and then follows trouble. They are both correct, but the second one has an inverted word order that is more appropriate to poetry.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Many want to do that , and then trouble follows.
  • Many want to do that , and then follows trouble.
  • They are both correct, but the second one has an inverted word order that is more appropriate to poetry.
  • In ordinary conversation, you would probably say "Many people want" or even "A lot of people want" rather than just "Many want".
  • CJ
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AnonymousMany want to do that, and then trouble follows. Many want to do that, and then follows trouble.
They are both correct, but the second one has an inverted word order that is more appropriate to poetry.

In ordinary conversation, you would probably say "Many people want" or
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I assume that you mean trouble follows the wanting, not the doing.

Clive
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