Breakdown of Вряд ли он поспешит сделать выбор, прежде чем принять все меры предосторожности.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
выбор
choice
сделать
to do (perfective) / to make (perfective)
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone
принять
to accept (pf) / to make (a decision)
вряд ли
hardly / unlikely
прежде чем
before (doing something)
мера
measure
предосторожность
precaution (f)
поспешить
to rush (hurry)
Questions & Answers about Вряд ли он поспешит сделать выбор, прежде чем принять все меры предосторожности.
Why is принять in the infinitive after прежде чем instead of conjugated like он примет?
Because the person performing both actions is the same (он). When the subject of the main clause matches the subject of the прежде чем (before) clause, Russian simply uses the infinitive for the second verb.
Could we place the comma inside the conjunction, like ...прежде, чем...?
You can, but only if you want to put heavy logical emphasis on the word прежде. In normal phrasing, прежде чем acts as a single compound conjunction, so the comma goes immediately before it.
How does вряд ли affect the grammar of the sentence?
Вряд ли (unlikely / it is doubtful that) introduces doubt, but it does not require the negative particle не. It is followed by a normal affirmative verb, which in this case is the perfective future поспешит (will rush), showing doubt about a completed future action.
How does the phrase меры предосторожности break down grammatically?
It literally means 'measures of precaution'. Меры is in the accusative plural because it is the direct object of принять (to take). Предосторожности is in the genitive singular, acting like an adjective to describe what kind of measures they are.
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