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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

if they are not

Please is the following sentence correct?

I will underline all foreign words if they are not.

Thank you.
  

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" is clearly supplied by the context.

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  • " is clearly supplied by the context.
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It could be OK if the answer to the question "They are not what?" is clearly supplied by the context.
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I will underline all foreign words if they are not spelled correctly.
I will underline all foreign words if they are not italicized.
I will underline all foreign words if they are not commonly used.
I will underline all foreign words if they are not of French origin.
I will underline all foreign words if they are not... (fill in your own instructions.)
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Thank you, Alphecca.

What about the following:

I will underline all foreign words if they are not already underlined.
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HifaMoI will underline all foreign words if they are not already underlined.
That is much clearer.
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Thank you.

Please again which of the following?

All foreign words will be underlined if they are not.




All foreign words will be underlined if they are not already underlined (superfluous, isn't it?).



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HifaMoAll foreign words will be underlined if they are not.
For me, this only really works if "are not" refers very clearly back to something in a previous sentence. It is not very good as a way of saying "... if they are not already underlined".
HifaMoAll foreign words will be underlined if they are not already underlined (superfl
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