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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences natural? April 26

Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. You should have this part of the text in ( the) brackets.

2. He has a background in supply chain management.

3. I just need to go to washroom. (should I use an article before ‘washroom’)

Thanks,
MG
  

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1 and 2 are not natural. It is not clear what you mean to say. 3.

— Rover_KE

  • 1 and 2 are not natural.
  • It is not clear what you mean to say.
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1 and 2 are not natural. It is not clear what you mean to say.

3. '. . .the washroom.'

Rover
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Hi,

Hmmm. ! and 2 seem fine to me.
Am I missing something?
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It must be me who's missing something, Clive.Emotion: thinking

I don't understand what he means in #1.

2 makes sense now with
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Rover_KEIt I don't understand what he means in #1
I was talking about the text in a MS Word document. I am still not sure if I should use 'the' before the word 'brackets'.
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Hi,
Both ways are fine, depending on the intended meaning..

1. You should have this part of the text in brackets.
Sounds like there are no brackets in the text. The speaker is suggesting that 'you' should add brackets.

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