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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
"If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy without delay."
Hello,
I saw this sentence example in Longman Dictionary.
Can we use without delay at the beginning of the sentence or in different contexts or not?
For example: without delay, If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy.
Any thoughts?
Thank you
Grammar
Without delay ==> at the beginning of a sentence
"If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy without delay."
Hello,
I saw this sentence example in Longman Dictionary.
Can we use without delay at the beginning of the sentence or in different contexts or not?
For example: without delay, If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy.
Any thoughts?
Thank you
Top answer
I wouldn't say your example is wrong, but it is odd and unnatural.
- I wouldn't say your example is wrong, but it is odd and unnatural.
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sb70012Can we use without delay at the beginning of the sentenceNot as in your example, because "without delay" goes with the final clause, not with the if-clause. You may find a sentence that sounds OK with "without delay" at the beginning, perhaps in a literary work, but it's better at the end of the clause that says what you should do (or did do) w
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