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Jerry Chen
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 Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:33 pm Post subject: Need help from English native speakers |
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Hello,
I would like to know whether the following sentences are grammatically correct and which is/are more commonly used by native speakers.
He doesn't live in the US but in the UK.
He lives not in the US but in the UK.
He doesn't live in the US but lives in the UK.
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PeterAlex
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| Reading books in English is highly recommended. If you already have favourite books that you've read in your other languages, try getting them in English if possible - ask at your library. I would recommend also a news site such as the BBC because, as with most books, grammar and spelling are reasonably quality controlled. Write down every new word you come across, make sure you know how to pronounce it, make up a sentence of your own where it's used, and what it means in Swedish or any of your other languages. |
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IanT
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All are technically correct. 1 is the most natural, the other two sound a bit odd.
Best wishes,
Ian
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