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A doubt
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beefeater
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A doubt
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Is this sentence correct?
Mr. Fox told them to do not lose their heads.
Or is it: Mr. Fox told them not to lose their heads?
Thank you so much!!
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28 Jun 2017
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redcamarocruiser
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"Mr. Fox told them not to lose their heads," is the correct answer.
edited: I agree with slw1403�s answer below. |
28 Jun 2017
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Minka
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What would reported speech of "Do not lose your heads!" be?
Thanks. |
28 Jun 2017
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slw1403
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The reported speech of that would be: He told them not to lose their heads. |
28 Jun 2017
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yanogator
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Excellent answers. Also, beefeater, what you have is a question or a confusion, not a doubt. I try to spread the word among our members that a doubt is a belief that something is not true, rather than an uncertainty. I doubt that all of your students speak English fluently. I doubt that this message will reach everyone in our wonderful ESL community, so I repeat it occasionally. Bruce :) |
28 Jun 2017
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douglas
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@Bruce--Would you really say "I have a confusion"? (It sounds strange to me, I think I would say: "I �m confused about...") |
29 Jun 2017
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yanogator
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No, Douglas, but that is what beefeater has. I would rather hear that than "I have a doubt". Baby steps, my friend. Bruce  |
29 Jun 2017
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valodra
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Thank you for repeating, Bruce :-S - No doubt !!  Maybe the confusion comes from the fact that - at least in French, & I guess in many other languages... - you CAN have .." un doute". :-( Thanks to people like Bruce ( & other native speakers ) , I �m very careful with " doubt" now..... For French speaking people, I think we can translate " j �ai un doute " with " I have a question " , or I Wonder.... ??? ( verb douter in French = not be sure about Something or someone...) Just to check if I got it right : " I doubt my message is very useful. " ;-))) Val |
29 Jun 2017
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yanogator
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Yes, Val, but I doubt that it is as un-useful as you suspect. Bruce :) |
29 Jun 2017
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