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Buzybeee
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not to do sth or to not do sth
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Hi,
I just wanted to know which one of these two sentences is correct or are both of them possible or none of them?
He wants kids not to run in the house.
He wants kids to not run in the house.
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23 May 2010
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aliciapc
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I �d say , he wants the kids not to run in the house, or , sounds better to me :
He doesn�t want the kids to run in the house . |
23 May 2010
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jannabanna
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I would say as a native speaker: He doesn �t want the children to run in the house. I hate the word "kid". Take care, |
23 May 2010
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GIOVANNI
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I would say he doesn �t want the kids to run in the house. |
23 May 2010
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ZaBmathieu
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Isn �t the rule not to split infinitives???
So the "TO" must go with the verb...
Please let me know if I �m wrong... |
23 May 2010
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Laly59
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I know that TO must go with the verb to express infinitive and NOT must go between the subject and verb.
I give to my children the next trick for negative sentences: SANVO for spanish language,
S= subject
A= auxiliary verb
N= not
V= principal verb
O= other terms |
23 May 2010
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[email protected]
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Hello,
It is not a rule that you shouldn �t split infinitives - unless you �re teaching Latin, in which case the infinitives are all one word and can �t be split. Sometimes there �s no choice but to split them. Compare:
He had failed adequately to meet the needs of his child.
He had failed to adequately meet the needs of his child.
The first sentence sounds like �he � had achieved what he wanted - that is, to fail. The second option is the correct one.
I think the general opinion is to keep infinitives together whenever possible, but not to worry when it �s necessary to divide them.
As for Buzybeee, I agree with the previous answers - �He doesn �t want... � |
23 May 2010
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almaz
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Find out about split infinitives here:
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23 May 2010
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aquarius_gr
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Of your 2 choices, the first is correct.
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23 May 2010
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Buzybeee
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Thanks for all your answers.
I know it is more natural to say: "He doesn �t want..." but these are just advanced grammar exercises . I �ve been thought that the appropiate form is �not to � but recently I saw a sentence said by a native speaker and he said �to not" so I just have doubts. |
24 May 2010
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