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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

To not to come or not to come

01. He asked me to come to the party. 02br
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002. He asked me not to come to the party. 02br
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003. He asked me to not to come to the party. 02br
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00My question is on the negation. I wouldn't think both the second and the third sentences are correct. 02br
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00Your thoughts, please. 0-
  

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0 "He asked me not to come to the party" - (he really didn't want me there) 02br 02br 00"He didn't ask me to come to the party" (maybe he forgot) 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 "He asked me not to come to the party" - (he really didn't want me there) 02br 02br 00"He didn't ask me to come to the party" (maybe he forgot) 0-
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0 "He asked me not to come to the party" - (he really didn't want me there) 02br
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0 2. is the reverse of 1. as far as his wishes are concerned. Both are grammatically correct. 02br
003. is just an ungrammatical structure trying to pose as 2! 02br
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