He will surely not

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AirbusA321

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Which of these are right?

He will surely not let the vet euthanize his dog.
He surely will not let the vet euthanize his dog.
He will not let the vet euthanize his dog for sure.
He will not let the vet euthanize his dog in no way.
In no way will he let the vet euthanize his dog.

Edit: I just found out that "put to sleep" may be the better term concerning animals but it has no influence on the sentence structure, I think.
 
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1, 2 and 3 are OK (if you had numbered them).
 
What are the mistakes in 4 and 5? Should it better be "There is no way that he will let the vet put his dog to sleep"?
 
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He will in no way let the vet euthanize his dog.
 
That's not natural, Matthew.

AirbusA321, your suggested sentence in post #3 works.
 
He will not let the vet euthanize his dog in any way.

Is it OK?
 
It's grammatical but it doesn't mean the same. It means that he is not going to allow the vet to use any of the available methods of euthanasia on his dog. It concentrates on the method but the original concentrates on the fact that the man is going to refuse to allow his dog to be euthanised.
 
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