A few Grammer rules

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Hi,"I hate (it) when we go out at night(s) and it has to be me who (will/going to) drive back home. When (will/do/going to) I start (drinking/to drink) until I puke? Where r those days?"I've got a few confusions about the sentence above. Could you correct them or tell which options sound OK,which options are necessary/unnecessary and which options are wrong? for example; (it) is optional, you can ommit it   OR for the 3rd bracket none of them are OK. etc.Thanks in advance for the consideration..

Dave Phillips · Accepted Answer

johnerHi,

"I hate (it)o when we go out at night(s) and it has to be me who (will/ is going to) drive back home. When (will/do/going to) I start (drinking~~/to drink~~) until I puke? Where are those days?"

I've got a few confusions about the sentence above. Could you correct them or tell which options sound OK,which options are necessary/unnecessary and which options are wrong? for example; (it) is optional = o, you can ommit it OR for the 3rd bracket none of them are OK. etc.

Thanks in advance for the consideration..

CalifJim · Answer

johnerI hate (it) when

I hate when is OK, but 97% of the time people say I hate it when. (The percentage was estimated.)

johnerwe go out at night(s)

No s. You need at night.

johnerand it has to be me who (will/going to) drive back home.

will is OK, but more idiomatically, it's and I'm the one who has to drive back home.

johnerWhen (will/do/going to) I start (drinking/to drink) until I puke?

I don't get this one. Do you mean Why instead of When? Why do I drink until I puke? is easy enough. I don't see a reason for start.

johnerWhere r those days?

Where are ...No texting abbreviations on this site, please!

CJ

Johner · Answer

Thank you for the response Dave. But I'm afraid I don't understand the marks. Very sorry for this. First bracket (it) is optional I got that. but I'm confused with the others. Could you do this for me please:

1. optional

2. no "s" / "s" is necessary

3. none of them are OK. / only will.

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If you could do this, you'd make me very happy. thanks a lot..

Johner · Answer

Hi CJ,

Sorry, I just saw your post.

CalifJim
johnerWhen (will/do/going to) I start (drinking/to drink) until I puke?
I don't get this one. Do you mean Why instead of When? Why do I drink until I puke? is easy enough. I don't see a reason for start.

No I didn't mean why. I meant; since I'm the driver in my friend group at the present, I can't drink too much. so I hope some day I won't have to drive so I'll be able to drink until I puke. But when is this time in the future? When will one of my friends start driving so I will be able to drink as much as I want?

How can I express this? English is being tiring

Thank you so much for all your helps.

CalifJim · Answer

johnerWhen will one of my friends start driving so I will be able to drink as much as I want?

OK. I didn't get what you meant. Let's regroup.

When can I start "drinking till I puke"? can be used if you pause a bit after start when you say it. That way it gets across the idea that "drinking till I puke" is all one idea and you're not saying "start drinking" as a unit.

I prefer the following:

When do I get my [turn / chance] to drink [till / until] I puke?

When will I get my [turn / chance] to drink [till / until] I puke?

When am I going to get my [turn / chance] to drink [till / until] I puke?

CJ

P.S. ~~English is being tiring.~~ No. English is getting tiring. English is getting tiresome. English is tiring.

~~for all your helps.~~ No. for all your help.(The noun help is never plural.)

Johner · Answer

Hi CJ,

CalifJimP.S. English is being tiring. No. English is getting tiring. English is getting tiresome. English is tiring.
for all your helps. No. for all your help. (The noun help is never plural.)

See? it is getting more and more tiring

. I thought if we could say "I'm not being funny", why not say "it's being tiring". But this thought is lame for sure. these two phrases have nothing in common. I'm very pleased you corrected me.

CalifJim
johnerWhen will one of my friends start driving so I will be able to drink as much as I want?
OK. I didn't get what you meant. Let's regroup.

This is very interesting. I start thinking the verb "to start" doesn't mean exactly the same as in my language. Because when I translate the sentence above to my language it is very understandable. that's how we use the word "to start". Either English or my language is weird

So you're saying "we can't use "start" for the whole situation, we must use it for one action only. Because I meant "one of my friends would drive, I wouldn't worry about driving back so I'd drink a lot in the bar". so i meant to ask; when will this whole situation start? When is this gonna happen? But When I say "start" before "drink", it just means starting to the action of drinking? That's why I'd better avoid using the verb "to start" too often. Other than that I have to see the difference between "start to do" and "start doing".

I appreciate your help (no s) CJ. Thanks a lot.

CalifJim · Answer

johnerWhen I say "start" before "drink", it just means starting to the action of drinking?

Yes. The glass is in your hand. You lift it to your lips. You start drinking. (or You start to drink. --- same meaning.)

CJ

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