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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Verbs
1. When speaking of animals of survived the Australian bushfires, which sounds better:
a) "They have been through it."
or
b) "They were through it,"
2. And still considering the context above, does the use of the verb make sense in the sentence that follows:
"We may all do, as well."
Top answer
Christine Christie which sounds better: Where "it" is the fire, a) sounds better. " Yes, but I expected, "We all may do as well". That use of 'do' strikes me as a British usage.
- Christine Christie which sounds better: Where "it" is the fire, a) sounds better.
- " Yes, but I expected, "We all may do as well".
- That use of 'do' strikes me as a British usage.
- Americans don't add 'do' after a modal verb like that.
- We say "We all may as well".
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Christine Christiewhich sounds better:
Where "it" is the fire, a) sounds better.
Christine Christiedoes the use of the verb make sense in the sentence that follows:
"We may all do, as well."
Yes, but I expected, "We all may do as well".
That use of 'do' strikes me as a British usage. Americans don
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