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Wonderful Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

If

Are both OK:

Is it OK we stay friends?

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Is it OK if we stay friends?

What's the difference?
  

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) has a dependent clause (if we stay friends), and that seems to make all the difference. We explain what "it" is with the dependent clause. You could restructure or recast the sentence: Is it okay to stay friends?

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  • ) has a dependent clause (if we stay friends), and that seems to make all the difference.
  • We explain what "it" is with the dependent clause.
  • You could restructure or recast the sentence: Is it okay to stay friends?
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The difference is that the second example (Is it okay if we stay friends?) has a dependent clause (if we stay friends), and that seems to make all the difference. We explain what "it" is with the dependent clause. You could restructure or recast the sentence: Is it okay to stay friends?
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Are they both grammatical?
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