Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
with me /us present
Dear teachers,
Can I say like this?:
With him present, she dares not tell the truth. She tells us the truth only when he is absent.All that is due to the fact that she is very afraid/frightened of him.
I would be very thankful if you could help correct the above sentence for me.
Thank you in advance
Can I say like this?:
With him present, she dares not tell the truth. She tells us the truth only when he is absent.All that is due to the fact that she is very afraid/frightened of him.
I would be very thankful if you could help correct the above sentence for me.
Thank you in advance
Top answer
It's OK. This is better: In his presence , she dare not tell the truth. She tells us the truth only when he is a bsent because she is very afraid/frightened of him.
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It's OK. This is better:
In his presence, she dare not tell the truth. She tells us the truth only when he is absent because she is very afraid/frightened of him.
It's OK. This is better:
In his presence, she dare not tell the truth. She tells us the truth only when he is absent because she is very afraid/frightened of him.
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With him present, she dares not tell the truth. She only tells us the truth only when he is absent. All that This
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I have to disagree with my esteemed colleague and say that the original placement of "only" was correct.
She only tells the truth when he is absent: This says that she never lies when he is absent.
She tells the truth only when he is absent: This says that he must not be there for her to tell the truth, the original meaning.
She only tells the truth when he is absent: This says that she never lies when he is absent.
She tells the truth only when he is absent: This says that he must not be there for her to tell the truth, the original meaning.
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