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Desk walk Posted 9 years ago
(5) How long didn't Tom wait?
Grammar
Ungrammatical? Semantically or otherwise anomalous?
Which, if any, of the sentences below are ungrammatical? Which, if any, are semantically or otherwise anomalous? Can someone explain this??
(1)- They decided to go tomorrow yesterday.
- They decided to go yesterday tomorrow.
- They decided yesterday to go tomorrow.
- They decided tomorrow to go yesterday.
- Yesterday, they decided to go tomorrow.
- Tomorrow, they decided to go yesterday.
(5) How long didn't Tom wait?
Top answer
They are all correct grammar, but several make no sense. (1) They decided to go tomorrow yesterday. OK but not great They decided to go yesterday tomorrow.
- They are all correct grammar, but several make no sense.
- (1) They decided to go tomorrow yesterday.
- OK but not great They decided to go yesterday tomorrow.
- Nonsense (2) They decided yesterday to go tomorrow.
- OK They decided tomorrow to go yesterday.
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They are all correct grammar, but several make no sense.
(1)
- They decided to go tomorrow yesterday. OK but not great
- They decided to go yesterday tomorrow. Nonsense
(2)
- They decided yesterday to go tomorrow. OK
- They decided tomorrow to go yesterday. Nonsense
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- Yesterday, they de
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