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Zajoman Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A few grammar questions

Hello, nice people. Emotion: smile

I'd like to get an affirmation on a few sentences I'm not completely sure about.

Which one is correct:
  1. You used to say you would like to stay with me. (This sounds more natural to me, even though we don't shift the second part.)
  2. You used to say you would have liked to stay with me.
"You will go on alone." Now, I want to write the same sentence, but starting with the word "alone". Which one is correct:

1. Alone will you go on.
2. Alone you will go on.

Which one is correct:
  1. Look what is there.
  2. Look what there is.
  

Top answer

a) I would use the first sentence. b) I just wouldn't use 'alone' at the first of the sentence. It doesn't sound at all natural to me.

— Philip

  • a) I would use the first sentence.
  • b) I just wouldn't use 'alone' at the first of the sentence.
  • It doesn't sound at all natural to me.
  • c) This is a bit odd.
  • Do you mean to take a look and see what is available?
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a) I would use the first sentence.

b) I just wouldn't use 'alone' at the first of the sentence. It doesn't sound at all natural to me.

c) This is a bit odd. Do you mean to take a look and see what is available? In that case: use either, but I would include 'at'.
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Ah, yes, sorry, my bad with C. Let me reprhase it.

  1. See what is there.
  2. See what there is.
So are both correct?

Thank you for the rest.
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