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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

What is the correct grammar for this sentence?

She had slapped him, how dare she!

Should it be How dare her or she?

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Hi, She had slapped him, how dare she! Should it be How dare her or she? The latter.

— Clive

  • Hi, She had slapped him, how dare she!
  • Should it be How dare her or she?
  • The latter.
  • How dare she?
  • = How did she dare?
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Hi,

She had slapped him, how dare she!

Should it be How dare her or she?

The latter.

How dare she? = How did she dare?



More careful ways to punctuate this are

She had slapped him. How dare she!

She had slapped him. How dare she?



Clive
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how dare she does that

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How dare she!

Because it expresses emotion. Just like "How dare you!"

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