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Yellowstarstruck Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Hi! I think 2 and 4 are wrong grammatically? Am I right? Thanks, Fulvio
1. I want to know if my eye is ok.
2. I want to know is my eye ok.
3. I want to tell you a story about how it all began.
4. I want to tell you a story about how it all begun.
1. I want to know if my eye is ok.
2. I want to know is my eye ok.
3. I want to tell you a story about how it all began.
4. I want to tell you a story about how it all begun.
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yellowstarstruck Hi! I think 2 and 4 are wrong grammatically? Am I right?
- yellowstarstruck Hi!
- I think 2 and 4 are wrong grammatically?
- Am I right?
- I agree.
- Also, I'd write either "OK" or "okay".
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yellowstarstruckHi! I think 2 and 4 are wrong grammatically? Am I right?I agree. Also, I'd write either "OK" or "okay". Not "ok".
To elaborate: #2 can be made grammatically acceptable with a few punctuation marks.
I want to know: is my eye OK?
(Not the best way to do it, but it is grammatically acceptable)
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1. This is correct.
2. This would be correct if punctuated as: "I want to know: Is my eye okay?"
3. This is correct.
4. This would be correct as: "I want to tell you a story about how it was all begun."
2. This would be correct if punctuated as: "I want to know: Is my eye okay?"
3. This is correct.
4. This would be correct as: "I want to tell you a story about how it was all begun."
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