Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
To do so/not to do so
Which of these sentences correct:
1-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage to do so.
2-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage to do so.
3-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
4-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage to do so.
2-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage to do so.
3-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
4-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
I like the last two. 3-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so. 4-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
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I like the last two.
3-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
4-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
...........not to make them. = .............not to do so.
3-I am careful not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
4-I try not to make mistakes and generally manage not to do so.
...........not to make them. = .............not to do so.
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3 & 4 would be natural.
1 & 2 would have the opposite meaning, and actually sound like a joke.
(Sorry, Jim, I added those last six words, but hadn't seen your post.)
1 & 2 would have the opposite meaning, and actually sound like a joke.
(Sorry, Jim, I added those last six words, but hadn't seen your post.)
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navitasanWhich of these sentences are correct?You can make them all correct by changing 'and' to 'but' in the first two, thus:
1-I am careful not to make mistakes but generally manage to do so.
2-I try n
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Well explained CJ, "but" does make it much clearer.
Off topic, why do you put CJ at the end of your post?
Off topic, why do you put CJ at the end of your post?
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JohnBozwhy do you put CJ at the end of your post?It's from my log-on ID CalifJim, which in turn is short for California Jim because my name is Jim and I live in California.
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I realise where it comes from, but do not understand why it is at the bottom. Who wrote it is obvious anyway.
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People usually write their signature at the bottom of a letter.
This practice mimics that. You will notice that many people who post on forums add their "signature" at the end like this. You can do it too with JB.
This practice mimics that. You will notice that many people who post on forums add their "signature" at the end like this. You can do it too with JB.
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