Using an extra do - Learners' Questions
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You said: despite it being dangerous, I do love snowboarding.
What I learned is that we use a noun phrase after ' despite' don't we?
For example I can say: despite the bad weather we were playing football. We can't say: despite it was raining we were playing football can we?
In your example, why didn't you say: despite being dangerous I do love snowboarding.
' despite' in such uses is a preposition isn't it? It is not an adverb.
Date: 2020-09-18
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Alexej
Thank you, Dan. :-)
You and the rest of BBC learning English team do a great job. You really do. You are smart, you are full of energy, you are flexible and ready to learn new teaching ways.
Romans 2:21:
do you, however, the one teaching someone else, not teach yourself?...
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself?...
Way to go! And may Jehovah bless you! :-)
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Thank you, Dan. :-)
You and the rest of BBC learning English team do a great job. You really do. You are smart, you are full of energy, you are flexible and ready to learn new teaching ways.
Romans 2:21:
do you, however, the one teaching someone else, not teach yourself?...
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself?...
Way to go! And may Jehovah bless you! :-)
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anjumanara
Dan
you are really a good teacher.
There is no question about it.from when I were starting to watching bbc learning english lesson, I did learn a lots of things. Today I learned a totally different use of do. I do love this lesson.i am so greatful to bbc learning english .
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Dan
you are really a good teacher.
There is no question about it.from when I were starting to watching bbc learning english lesson, I did learn a lots of things. Today I learned a totally different use of do. I do love this lesson.i am so greatful to bbc learning english .
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Brigitte
Hello Dan
You're very good at imitating old English gossip... This Do as an emphasis is very convenient because, when I speak in the passive, if I don't know the passive of an irregular verb, I can say : Yesterday, I did lie ...instead of Yesterday I lay....Am I wrong ?
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Hello Dan
You're very good at imitating old English gossip... This Do as an emphasis is very convenient because, when I speak in the passive, if I don't know the passive of an irregular verb, I can say : Yesterday, I did lie ...instead of Yesterday I lay....Am I wrong ?
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The
She does look beautiful with her hijab!
I did enjoy the karaoke with my friends last month.
Well, I don't like playing football so much, but I do like watching it.
Do come in. Do have some tea and biscuits.
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She does look beautiful with her hijab!
I did enjoy the karaoke with my friends last month.
Well, I don't like playing football so much, but I do like watching it.
Do come in. Do have some tea and biscuits.
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Joe
I do appreciate your work Dan that makes us more understand the use of DO. If you come through the comment do reply my comment so I can see you notice me. Cheers
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I do appreciate your work Dan that makes us more understand the use of DO. If you come through the comment do reply my comment so I can see you notice me. Cheers
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Lara
Pretty helpful! Thanks a lot! But when do we use 'not' instead of 'don't'? For example: I not enjoy beeing puked in the eye...? Is this possible?
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Pretty helpful! Thanks a lot! But when do we use 'not' instead of 'don't'? For example: I not enjoy beeing puked in the eye...? Is this possible?
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