Is it ok? 'To not make her parents angry, she didn't tell the truth.'
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It's very awkward, as double negatives usually are. Gavin's option is better, as would be
To avoid making her parents angry, she didn't tell the truth.
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Another option is to use anger/upset as the verb and leave out "make".
"To avoid upsetting/angering her parents, she didn't tell the truth."
or as a noun:
"To avoid her parents' ire/anger/wrath, she didn't tell the truth."
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Not really . What you are saying makes sense, but the grammer isn't right.
Try this:
"She didn't tell the truth because she didn't want her parents to get upset"
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