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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

They do anything

Can one say

a. They do anything to make money.

b. They take money from anyone.

c. They go anywhere for a penny.

Many thanks.
  

Top answer

azz Can one saya. b. c.

  • azz Can one saya.
  • b.
  • c.
  • Many thanks.
  • No, not really.
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azzCan one saya. They do anything to make money.b. They take money from anyone.c. They go anywhere for a penny.Many thanks.
No, not really. You almost always need a negative, an interrogative, or a modal. (The third one is a little weird, but let's go with it anyway.)

Negatives:

They don't do anything to make money.
They don't
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azza. They do anything to make money.b. They take money from anyone.
I don't agree with CJ on this one. I think these two are possible.
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fivejedjonI don't agree with CJ on this one.
Without a modal? Emotion: surprise

Hmm. I find that
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CalifJimDon't you think, at least, that they sound better with a modal?
More likely perhaps, but not 'better'.

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