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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Are they all correct?

"You are going to do exactly what I tell." "You are going to do exactly what I tell you."
"You are going to do exactly what I tell you to."
  

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Anonymous You are going to do exactly what I tell. Not possible. Change 'tell' to 'say', though, and it'll be OK.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous You are going to do exactly what I tell.
  • Not possible.
  • Change 'tell' to 'say', though, and it'll be OK.
  • Anonymous You are going to do exactly what I tell you.
  • OK.
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AnonymousYou are going to do exactly what I tell.
Not possible. Change 'tell' to 'say', though, and it'll be OK.
AnonymousYou are going to do exactly what I tell you.
OK.
AnonymousYou are going to do exactly what I tell you to.
Good.

CJ
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CJ, in the sentence, "You are going to do exactly what I tell you to", can I say that there is an ellipsis at the end? I think, I would say such things, but how do I explain to someone the grammar of "I tell you to"? What part of sentence is it?

Thank you, CJ.
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Selvakumarin the sentence, "You are going to do exactly what I tell you to", can I say that there is an ellipsis at the end?
Yes. ... do exactly what I tell you to do. You don't have to repeat do, though you can.
Selvakumarhow do I explain to someone the grammar of "I tell you to"? What part of sentence is
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Wow, CJ... thank you very much. I'll now go to my grammars to find out more. Once again, thank you very much, CJ.
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