Make sure if you were all right
I just wanted to make sure if you were all right.
Is this sentence correct?
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fold scarf 101 Is this sentence correct? I don't love it. It sounds like a careless confusion of "I just wanted to see if you were all right" and "I just wanted to make sure you were all right".
- fold scarf 101 Is this sentence correct?
- I don't love it.
- It sounds like a careless confusion of "I just wanted to see if you were all right" and "I just wanted to make sure you were all right".
- That is not to say that you won't hear "make sure if" all the time, but I would avoid it if I were you.
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fold scarf 101Is this sentence correct?
I don't love it. It sounds like a careless confusion of "I just wanted to see if you were all right" and "I just wanted to make sure you were all right". That is not to say that you won't hear "make sure if" all the time, but I would avoid it if I were you.
0fold scarf 101I just wanted to make sureifthat you were all right.
Usually,
be sure that / be certain that / know that
not be sure if / not be certain if / not know if
not be sure whether / not be certain whether / not know whether
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