sudipadcary
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Few grammar questions on usage of "the","as soon as","only just"and"no sooner".
Hello,Everybody!This is my first time in this community. :-D
I have few questions regarding grammar so please answer me.I have made a numbered step-wise questions below:
1. Which one is correct :
'the best and the most' or 'the best and most' ?
Do i need to repeat 'the' even after 'and' or a single 'the' would work ?
Example:
He is the best and the most intelligent person. or
He is the best and most intelligent person.
2. Could You Please tell me the rules involved in making "Events in Rapid Succession" for 'No sooner' and 'only just'?Should we remove words like 'immediately' in such case:
1."We had the washing machine repaired and it instantly broke down again."
2."We had the washing machine repaired and immediately it broke down again."
What would be the most correct answer for the above two questions?
Should we remove "instantly" and "immediately" when building a "No sooner"/"only just" sentences?
3. Which one is correct: 'had only just been' or 'had been only just' and'no sooner had we been' or 'no sooner had been we'
4. And the Last question :
Please change the sentences below using either 'as soon as+past' or 'as soon as+past perfect':
( a. They saw the house and immediately fell in love with it.
b. The train passed and immediately the crossing barrier went up. )
Request:These are not my homeworks and I'm not trying to ask someone to do my exercises.I'm just trying to better understand the grammar.So please help me on this
Hello,Everybody!This is my first time in this community. :-D
I have few questions regarding grammar so please answer me.I have made a numbered step-wise questions below:
1. Which one is correct :
'the best and the most' or 'the best and most' ?
Do i need to repeat 'the' even after 'and' or a single 'the' would work ?
Example:
He is the best and the most intelligent person. or
He is the best and most intelligent person.
2. Could You Please tell me the rules involved in making "Events in Rapid Succession" for 'No sooner' and 'only just'?Should we remove words like 'immediately' in such case:
1."We had the washing machine repaired and it instantly broke down again."
2."We had the washing machine repaired and immediately it broke down again."
What would be the most correct answer for the above two questions?
Should we remove "instantly" and "immediately" when building a "No sooner"/"only just" sentences?
3. Which one is correct: 'had only just been' or 'had been only just' and'no sooner had we been' or 'no sooner had been we'
4. And the Last question :
Please change the sentences below using either 'as soon as+past' or 'as soon as+past perfect':
( a. They saw the house and immediately fell in love with it.
b. The train passed and immediately the crossing barrier went up. )
Request:These are not my homeworks and I'm not trying to ask someone to do my exercises.I'm just trying to better understand the grammar.So please help me on this