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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

English Grammar

"You should stop smoking if you want to stay healthy", the doctor said to him.
The doctor advised me to stop smoking if I want to stay healthy.
Is there any grammatical errors ?
  

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The doctor was talking to him, not to you. So say The doctor advised him to stop smoking if he wants to stay healthy. 'Wants ' is OK unless the person is, for example, dead now.

— Clive

  • The doctor was talking to him, not to you.
  • So say The doctor advised him to stop smoking if he wants to stay healthy.
  • 'Wants ' is OK unless the person is, for example, dead now.
  • If so, say ' wanted' ..
  • Clive
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The doctor was talking to him, not to you.
So say The doctor advised him to stop smoking if he wants to stay healthy.

'Wants' is OK unless the person is, for example, dead now. If so, say 'wanted'..

Clive
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