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Why is it inverted so long as there is not a precedeing negation To put emphasis on the duration The part of the sentence highlighted in blue background colour what does it mean Formally she worked as a governess but actually everybdy thought of her as friend not just a worker could we replace...

Hello Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in Mr Woodhouse s family less as a governess than as a friend very fond of both daughters but particularly of Emma from Emma by Jane Austen 1 Is the underlined inverted part of the sentence found often in daily speech Why is it inverted so long as there is...

OK Thanks GG Oh by the way I ve found something interesting in your sentence I said I think a native English speaker would not say not I don t think a native English speaker would say Is that negation possible When you d like to emphasize the negative content of your idea is it OK to say I think...

quote user Zzpsx See this example I don t have a PC Bob doesn t either So I wonder why here we should choose neither quote I don t like pork Jim doesn t like it either Or neither does Jim In the latter sentence the negation is on neither The first sentence has the negation on doesn t

They are both fine and in this case quite common but native speakers tend to front the negation to the matrix verb as in I don t think they are coming vs I think they aren t coming She doesn t want me to smoke vs she wants me not to smoke etc

There is not example sentences as I am writing something that uses those two words But after a few research what I have found out is that not is used for negation while no is don t have Or you have a better explaination Thanks

E because the reading of Freud probably stimulated the speaker s first thoughts about the significance of dreams It s doubtful that the speaker thought about that topic at all before reading Freud so it s not likely that he didn t think dreams were of so much significance More likely he had no...

Hi I am afraid I didn t understand exactly what you wanted Hopefully someone else will be able to understand and help you a little more Anyway I just wanted to give you a few opinions I have bought a book for a year lt No this is not good as you said You could say I have lived here for a couple...

Of the four I would not use the third thought can t Actually I probably wouldn t use any of them Normally the negation is raised to the main clause with verbs like think I would use one of these She doesn t didn t think that her purse could have been found by any of the shoppers CJ

Did you put those periods at the beginnings of those sentences on purpose We must hurry the guests should ought to come for another hour No Incomprehensible What are you trying to say The weather should ought to improve after the weekend Good Kate should ought to be here soon she left home at six...