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  1. #1
    cutemina1211 is offline Junior Member
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    Default This problem can be solved by nobody.

    Is the following sentence grammatically incorrect?

    This problem can be solved by nobody.

    I don't know why.

    please help me.

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    Philly is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: This problem can be solved by nobody.

    .
    It's not incorrect, but it would be much more typical/standard to say it this way:
    This problem can't be solved by anybody.
    .

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    Default Re: This problem can be solved by nobody.

    Yeah, I agree with Philly.

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