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Desafinado Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Which is the best
Which is the best in formal writing among these sentences ? If there are not the best one here, please let me know what the sentence should be.
she seemed not to know it.
she seemed to not know it.
It did not seem that she knew it.
she seemed not to know it.
she seemed to not know it.
It did not seem that she knew it.
Top answer
S he seemed not to know it . -- OK. S he seemed to not know it.
- S he seemed not to know it .
- -- OK.
- S he seemed to not know it.
- -- Split infinitive.
- I think it's better to avoid it (when possible) in formal writing.
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She seemed not to know it. -- OK.
She seemed to not know it. -- Split infinitive. I think it's better to avoid it (when possible) in formal writing.
It did not seem that she knew it. -- OK.
Also:
She did not seem to know it.
She seemed to not know it. -- Split infinitive. I think it's better to avoid it (when possible) in formal writing.
It did not seem that she knew it. -- OK.
Also:
She did not seem to know it.
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