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Kouroshh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Could you please answer my questions

1-Should I use 'you' before 'If' in a following sentence?  I would like to ask you if aunt Kay is in the US.

2-Should I use 'kindly' before 'ask' in a following sentence?  I would like to kindly ask you if aunt Kay is in the US.
  

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kouroshh 1-Should I use 'you' before 'If' in a following sentence? I would like to ask you if aunt Kay is in the US. It's OK, but optional.

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  • kouroshh 1-Should I use 'you' before 'If' in a following sentence?
  • I would like to ask you if aunt Kay is in the US.
  • It's OK, but optional.
  • kouroshh 2-Should I use 'kindly' before 'ask' in a following sentence?
  • I would like to kindly ask you if aunt Kay is in the US.
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kouroshh1-Should I use 'you' before 'If' in a following sentence? I would like to ask you if aunt Kay is in the US.
It's OK, but optional.
kouroshh2-Should I use 'kindly' before 'ask' in a following sentence? I would like to kindly ask you if aunt Kay is in the US.
Some grammarians would object to the split infinitive.
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Thank you for your reply. Regarding a second question, I remember someone in this page told me one year ago that: Don't use 'kindly' like you did. Basically, the kindness is not in your asking, it will be in his answering.

So, I really don't understand when should I use kindly in a sentence and when I should not use? Could you please help me about this problem.
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kouroshhSo, I really don't understand when should I use kindly in a sentence and when I should not use? Could you please help me about this problem.
Kindly means "in a gentle, nice manner." In a request like yours, "I would like" is polite enough.

The policeman kindly broke the news of the accident to her.
The boy kindly helped the
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