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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

What they did give...

Hi,



Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. Note the underlined ‘did’. #2 is my version.

Which one of the sentences sounds better and why?



1. They did not give as any info on the project, but what they did give us is a range of outcomes.



2. They did not give as any info on the project, but what they gave us is a range of outcomes.



Thanks,



MG.
  

Top answer

1. They did not give us any info on the project, but what they did give us is a range of outcomes. 2.

— MichalS

  • 1.
  • They did not give us any info on the project, but what they did give us is a range of outcomes.
  • 2.
  • They did not give us any info on the project, but what they gave us is a range of outcomes.
  • Both are OK.
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1. They did not give us any info on the project, but what they did give us is a range of outcomes.

2. They did not give us any info on the project, but what they gave us is a range of outcomes.

Both are OK. Th
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MusicgoldWhich one of the sentences sounds better and why?
The second. The pseudo-cleft pattern "what they gave us is ..." is meant to emphasize something, and the only thing it could be emphasizing here is the contrast between "No" and "Yes":

No, they did not give us ...
BUT
Yes, they gave us ...

becomes: They did not
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