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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

3 sentences NEED HELP

Are the following correct?

1 If it's to lie about it, you might as well keep your mouth shut.

2 He's in barely any of the movie. He's got 2 scenes.

3 Can you sit more to the right so as not to be blocking my view/so as not to block my view.

Thank you
  

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This one isn't: 1 If you're going to lie about it, you might as well keep your mouth shut. I hope that you realize that virtually all the sentences you have been posting on EF are spoken English-- offhand, casually structured and unacceptable in formal writing.

— Mister Micawber

  • This one isn't: 1 If you're going to lie about it, you might as well keep your mouth shut.
  • I hope that you realize that virtually all the sentences you have been posting on EF are spoken English-- offhand, casually structured and unacceptable in formal writing.
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This one isn't:

1 If you're going to lie about it, you might as well keep your mouth shut.

I hope that you realize that virtually all the sentences you have been posting on EF are spoken English-- offhand, casually structured and unacceptable in formal writing.
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if it was informal english, spoken ?

what about 2 and 3. hHow would you correct that?

thanks
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I wouldn't. Your sentences are usually good spoken English and sloppy written English.
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OK

but would you say

"to be blocking" or "to block"

thanks
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I'd say both (one at a time, of course).
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