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Hello,Could you, please, correct these senteces?1.	Lack of a house is a big problem for every citizen.2. Lack of food, house and work is a very big problem in underdeveloped countries.3.	I am very curious whether you will share my opinion (I mean in the future, when the person gets to know the topic I have told him/her about)4.	What, do you think, are the reasons for her sadness?5.	What do you think the reasons for her sadness are?I think we should never have two questions in the same sentence, but it seems to me I have seen sentences similar to no. 4. I thought it should always be only one question in a sentence, for example: Could you tell me where the nearest post office is. (and not 'could you tell me where is the nearest post  office')I look forward to your response!Thank you!

Hoangnam2008 · Accepted Answer

My suggests:
1. Lack of houses is a big problem for every citizen
2. Lack of food, houses, and jobs is a very big problem in developing countries (developing is more formal)
3. I will be curious if you share your opinion
4. What are reasons making her sad?
5. Could you tell me where the nearest post office is? (yes it should be one question in a sentence ^^ )

JimboNZ · Answer

Here are the correct forms:

1. Lack of housing is a big problem for every citizen.

2. Lack of food, housing and work are very big problems in underdeveloped countries.

3. I am very curious to see whether you will share my opinion.

4. What do you think the reasons are for her being sad?

5. What do you think the reasons are for her sadness?

#4 & 5 above are correct now, but unlikely to occur like that in speech. Most would simply ask, "Why do you think she's sad?" or "How come she's so sad?"

You are correct: "Could you tell me where the nearest post office is?" is exactly what we would say, if we started off with "Could you tell me" ; we'd never say "Could you tell me where is the nearest Post Office". We would say "Where is the nearest Post Office?", but never as a random question to a stranger--always start with "Could you please tell me...".

Brickles · Answer

AnonymousHello,Could you, please, correct these senteces?

1. Lack of a house is a big problem for every citizen.
Lack of housing is a big problem for every citizen.

2. Lack of food, house and work is a very big problem in underdeveloped countries.
The lack of food, housing and jobs are the major problems of an underdeveloped countries.

3. I am very curious whether you will share my opinion (I mean in the future, when the person gets to know the topic I have told him/her about)
I am curious about whether you will share my opinion to others or not.

4. What, do you think, are the reasons for her sadness?
What do you think are the possible reasons of her sadness?

5. What do you think the reasons for her sadness are?
You may write it this way; What do you think the possibe reasons of her sadness, if there are?

I think we should never have two questions in the same sentence, but it seems to me I have seen sentences similar to no. 4. I thought it should always be only one question in a sentence, for example:

Could you tell me where the nearest post office is. (and not 'could you tell me where is the nearest post office')
These two sentences are okay. The first one is passive and the second is active though there are phrases you have to correct. Use 'can' instead of 'could' in the sentences since you will use 'could' only if you have done asked it before.

I look forward to your response!Thank you!

I am trying the best of my knowledge by correcting the sentences above and I do not claim I am perfect. I accept corrections, any, if there are?

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