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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Two clauses or one?

We can't do this alone, not without him.



The underlined phrase can't be a second adverbial (alone, without him) because it would be a double negative, right?



Are we to treat it as an ellipted second main clause? (We can't do this alone; we can not do this alone without him).





Thank you
  

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Hi, What you say sounds reasonable. Clive

  • Hi, What you say sounds reasonable.
  • Clive
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Hi,



What you say sounds reasonable.



Clive

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