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Grammar

britdam007

britdam007

India

Please mention the correct form:


It is not possible for mr to exchange the goods once / after the sale has been completed.



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Abhishek

08:11 AM Feb 16 2015 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Both are correct! Neither one is better or more used than the other.


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Amy

04:02 AM Feb 17 2015 |

britdam007

britdam007

India

Thank you Teacher Amy.


Please correct the following:


Please return the novel to me when / after you have read it.



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Abhishek

05:22 PM Feb 17 2015 |

Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Both are correct! It’s more common to say ”...after you have read it,” but both sentences are OK.


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Amy

05:45 AM Feb 19 2015 |

britdam007

britdam007

India

Thank you very much Teacher Amy. But I have a few more questions for you and they are as follows:



1) He won’t return the money that he borrowed , will / would he?



2) When Mike went out he left the radio on so that his parents shall / should think that he was still in the house.



3) Two-thirds of the book was / were rubbish.



4) Ordinarily, when in difficulty Rachel prefers keeping her counsel than / to run about taking advice.



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Abhishek

06:38 AM Feb 19 2015 |

Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

1) He won’t return the money that he borrowed, will he?


2) When Mike went out, he left the radio on so that his parents would think that he was still in the house.


3) Two-thirds of the book were rubbish.


4) “Keeping her counsel” is not an expression in use. Also, “run” should be “running” to be consistent with the comparison to “keeping.” In general, the sentence is hard to understand and does not sound like natural English. 


I hope this helps!


Best,


Amy

05:45 PM Feb 22 2015 |

britdam007

britdam007

India

Thank you. For the 4th example the preposition should be than or to? As far as I know the preposition ‘to’ goes with ‘prefer’. What is your take on it?



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Abhishek


07:03 AM Feb 23 2015 |

britdam007

britdam007

India

Do you think the sentence “Don’t give him enough money lest he be robbed” is gramatically correct?



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Abhishek

07:05 AM Feb 23 2015 |

Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Both “than” and “to” are correct. It is probably more common to say “to.”


Your last sentence is grammatically correct, but the word “enough” does not fit. It would make more sense to say “Don’t give him a lot of/too much/more money lest he be robbed.”


Best,


Amy

06:47 PM Feb 23 2015 |

britdam007

britdam007

India

Thank you Teacher Amy. Can I say : Two-fifth / Two-fifths of the tank is full?



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Abhishek

06:50 AM Feb 24 2015 |

Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

If it’s more than one-fifth, then yes, you’ll want to add an “s.” Two-fifths of the tank is full.


Best,


Amy

11:33 PM Feb 24 2015 |