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Jasonlee Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence wrong?
She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her.
Someone says the word 'please' is wrong.
But someone says the word please is right, because it is used as an adverb.
Give me some advice, please.
Someone says the word 'please' is wrong.
But someone says the word please is right, because it is used as an adverb.
Give me some advice, please.
Top answer
Please as an adverb is a polite word added to command or request. Thus, you have said the word 'please'. "
- Please as an adverb is a polite word added to command or request.
- Thus, you have said the word 'please'.
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Please as an adverb is a polite word added to command or request.
Thus, you have said the word 'please'.
Then, your sentence should read as
She said to him, "Please put up a better sign for kids like her."
Thus, you have said the word 'please'.
Then, your sentence should read as
She said to him, "Please put up a better sign for kids like her."
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Thanks, vsuresh.
So the sentence, "She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her." is right, isn't it?
So the sentence, "She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her." is right, isn't it?
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jasonleeSo the sentence, "She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her." is right, isn't it?Yes.
And, if you want to convey the meaning of please in indirect speech, your sentence can read like this.
She made a polite (in place of please) request to him to put up a better sign for kids like her.
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So, which one is better?
1) She wanted him to "Please put up a better sign for kids like her."
2) She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her.
Both are OK?
1) She wanted him to "Please put up a better sign for kids like her."
2) She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her.
Both are OK?
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We normally use the verb "ask" when reporting a request indirectly:
She asked him to put up a better sign for kids like her.
She asked him to put up a better sign for kids like her.
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To ozzourti
Man: What does she want to do at the gate?
Woman: She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her
The woman's saying is acceptable, but is not usual expression. Am I right?
Man: What does she want to do at the gate?
Woman: She wanted him to please put up a better sign for kids like her
The woman's saying is acceptable, but is not usual expression. Am I right?
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