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Coincidence Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Try not doing sth

Hello,

I know we use try + gerund when we want to talk, for example, about an experiment. Are these sentences ok?

Try not breathing for a minute. The hiccups should go away.

Try holding your breath for a minute. The hiccups should go away.

Do we only say 'the hiccups' or 'the hiccup' would be ok as well?

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Coincidence.
  

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Hi, Yes. We use try doing something to see if what we're attempting to do helps us to achieve something. Otherwise, we should use try to do something .

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  • Hi, Yes.
  • We use try doing something to see if what we're attempting to do helps us to achieve something.
  • Otherwise, we should use try to do something .
  • Try holding your breath for a minute.
  • The hiccups should disappear.
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Hi,

Yes. We use try doing something to see if what we're attempting to do helps us to achieve something.

Otherwise, we should use try to do something.

Try holding your breath for a minute. The hiccups should disappear.

It is the hiccups (plural).

Regards
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Thank you Emotion: smile

Yes I guessed the second sentence was better, I was not sure about the negative form in the first sentence, thou
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Coincidence'try not doing something'
I think 'not' is ok..we don't say 'non doing sth' or 'no doing sth', do we?
Correct. 'not' is the correct word there, not 'non' or 'no'.

CJ
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