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Lucato Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Do and Did in the same phrase and double If.

0Hi folks, I got a little doubts that are driving me crazy.02br
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001) Do you know if did they already get engaged or if they are still dating?02br
002) Do you know if did they already get engaged or if are they still dating?02br
003) Do you know if they already got engaged or if they are still dating?02br
004) none02br
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00What is the correct way to write it? 02br
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00a) Can I use Do and Did in the same phrase?02br
00b) Can I use "if" twice?02br
00c) Can I use "or if"?02br
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00Thanks in advance.0-
  

Top answer

03 is correct. 02br 02br 00b) Yes02br 02br 00c) Yes0-

— Davkett

  • 03 is correct.
  • 02br 02br 00b) Yes02br 02br 00c) Yes0-
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03 is correct. 02br
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0An example of 3a:02br
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00"Did you do the washing up before you left?"02br
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0You don't use "did, do, is, are,....." after IF. So the first two are wrong. For third one, I don't think you need "if they are" twice.02br
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00I would rewrite 3) as02br
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00Do you know if they already got engaged or still dating?02br
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00Another example of "do" and "did" together02br
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00Did you do you
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Sorry, Anonymous,

Number 3 is correct as is.
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I don't think it is a good practice to use two ifs when one can serve the purpose.
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One 'if' is certainly not going to work in Anonymous's rewritten version, without the word 'are'--as in: 'Do you know if they...are still dating?'

The correct answer to the test question is 3.
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QUOTE: I would rewrite 3) as

Do you know if they already got engaged or still dating?

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Doesn't sound English to me (a native English speaker.) Nor am I convinced that it's grammatically correct, since the lack of verb links "got" to "dating", which makes no sense.

i could accept: "Do you know if they already go
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Hi Folks,

@ Davkett: Thanks for the help. I really appreciated that.

@ Anonymous: "You don't use "did, do, is, are,....." after IF".
I'm sorry Anonymous, but I think it is wrong. Check this phrase: What I know is that they didn't answer and if did, they said only bla bla bla.

Am I right or my phrase is wrong?

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I believe both of the following would be acceptable:

1. Do you know if they are already engaged, or if they are still dating?

2. Do you know if they are already engaged, or are still dating?

What is implied in number 2 is 'if they', not 'if' or 'they'. "Do you know if they are already engaged, or [if they] are still dating?"

I'd probably prefer writing it as nu
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@ Anonymous: "You don't use "did, do, is, are,....." after IF".
I'm sorry Anonymous, but I think it is wrong. Check this phrase: What I know is that they didn't answer and if did, they said only bla bla bla.

Am I right or my phrase is wrong?

I think it should be "if they did"
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