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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:43 am Post subject: if |
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A: Oh, what a big dog! I'm afraid it will bite me.
B: Actually he's a very friendly dog.
1. He won't bite you if you touch him.
2. He won't bite you no matter how you touch him. |
Someone said that #1 is correct but I think that both #1 and #2 make sense to me. Can you let me know which is correct and why?
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Mister Micawber
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#1 is correct. #2 is also grammatically correct, but the meaning is quite odd-- it suggests that the toucher may use very unorthodox techniques. If you add an adverb, #2 would make more sense:
2. He won't bite you no matter how roughly/carelessly you touch him.
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