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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is there any good idea you think of? VS. Is there any good idea you think?

Is there any good idea you think of? VS. Is there any good idea you think?

Is there a meaning difference between them? And I think we need a comma in front of 'you think' in the second sentence. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as always and have a good day.
  

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Is there any good idea you can think of? The "of" is necessary. " We do not "think ideas".

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  • Is there any good idea you can think of?
  • The "of" is necessary.
  • " We do not "think ideas".
  • We think of ideas.
  • Sometimes the phrasal verb "think up" is used.
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Is there any good idea you can think of?

The "of" is necessary. It is part of the phrasal verb "think of."
We do not "think ideas". We think of ideas.

Sometimes the phrasal verb "think up" is used.
eg. He was always thinking up new harebrained ideas.
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Thank you so much and how about "Is there any good idea, you think?"? Like "Mary is in the garden, I think." Or the first one is unnatural to you and should it be "Do you think there is any good idea?" Thank you so much as usual.
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The best way to ask the question is:

Do you think there is any good idea here?


The tag "I think" is used after statements to indicate some uncertainty in the statement. It might be wrong.

There are no good ideas here, I think.

But when native speakers are speaking quickly, you may hear "you think?" after a question. I think that's becau
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