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AABB1 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can somebody please help me with these?
Hey friends,
Are the following sentences grammatical?
1) He said you will be doing this and I will be supervising you
If the above sentence is wrong, can I use you will be doing this and I will be supervising as direct speech?
2) You are not doing it. I am just doing it.
In the above sentence can "I am just doing it" mean:
i) I am only doing it
ii) I am barely doing it
iii) I am doing it myself
3) All the graphs are not similar. The graphs vary according to the characteristics of the subjects. They may be different from each other.
4) I need assistance with/on this section of the publication.
Thanks a lot!
Are the following sentences grammatical?
1) He said you will be doing this and I will be supervising you
If the above sentence is wrong, can I use you will be doing this and I will be supervising as direct speech?
2) You are not doing it. I am just doing it.
In the above sentence can "I am just doing it" mean:
i) I am only doing it
ii) I am barely doing it
iii) I am doing it myself
3) All the graphs are not similar. The graphs vary according to the characteristics of the subjects. They may be different from each other.
4) I need assistance with/on this section of the publication.
Thanks a lot!
Top answer
Here are my suggestions. 1) He said you will be doing this and I will be supervising you If the above sentence is wrong, can I use you will be doing this and I will be supervising as direct speech? It is grammatical but it would be clearer if you said: He said that you will be doing this and that I will be supervising you.
- Here are my suggestions.
- 1) He said you will be doing this and I will be supervising you If the above sentence is wrong, can I use you will be doing this and I will be supervising as direct speech?
- It is grammatical but it would be clearer if you said: He said that you will be doing this and that I will be supervising you.
- 2) You are not doing it.
- I am just doing it.
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Here are my suggestions.
1) He said you will be doing this and I will be supervising you
If the above sentence is wrong, can I use you will be doing this and I will be supervising as direct speech?
It is grammatical but it would be clearer if you said:
He said that you will be doing this and that I will be supervising you.
2) You ar
1) He said you will be doing this and I will be supervising you
If the above sentence is wrong, can I use you will be doing this and I will be supervising as direct speech?
It is grammatical but it would be clearer if you said:
He said that you will be doing this and that I will be supervising you.
2) You ar
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Hello Doctor D,
Thank you for answers! Can you please clarify these doubts as well?
Speaking about the second question, I intended to convey that he is not really doing anything (he is not doing what he is supposed to do) and I am only doing it (he is not helping me at all). So can I say "You are not doing anything/what you are supposed to do and I'm just doing it" ?
Th
Thank you for answers! Can you please clarify these doubts as well?
Speaking about the second question, I intended to convey that he is not really doing anything (he is not doing what he is supposed to do) and I am only doing it (he is not helping me at all). So can I say "You are not doing anything/what you are supposed to do and I'm just doing it" ?
Th
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Yes,for the first part, you can say either
You are not doing anything that you are supposed to be doing.
or
You are not doing what you are supposed to be doing.
Note that I put it in parallel form (doing...doing) rather than the "to do" form.
Or you could rephrase it:
You are not doing anything helpful.
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You are not doing anything that you are supposed to be doing.
or
You are not doing what you are supposed to be doing.
Note that I put it in parallel form (doing...doing) rather than the "to do" form.
Or you could rephrase it:
You are not doing anything helpful.
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Hey Doctor D,
That explanation was very helpful as I always get confused with the "to do" and the "doing..doing"! Thanks a lot for the time!
That explanation was very helpful as I always get confused with the "to do" and the "doing..doing"! Thanks a lot for the time!
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