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Curiouscat Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
May I Ask A Favor...
Hi,
which of the following are grammatically correct? I'd also appreciate it if you could include your thoughts behind your answers as well.
Thanks!
1) May I ask a favor of you.
May I ask a favor from you.
2) He is smarter than any boy in class.
He is smarter than any other boy in class.
3) I will be there by next Friday.
I will be there on Friday next.
4) I prefer tea to milk.
I prefer tea over milk.
5) Completing the race, he collapsed.
On completing the race, he collapsed.
6) While sitting in the restaurant, he was attacked by the criminals.
While he was sitting in the restaurant, he was attacked by the criminals.
While he sat in the restaurant, he was attacked by the criminals.
7) She shall answer my question.
She will answer my question.
8) This is he.
This is him.
9) You shout at me as though I were deaf.
You shout at me as if I were deaf.
10) I told myself to stay calm.
I said to myself, "stay calm".
11) People seemed to have known the use of fire in those days.
People seem to have know the use of fire in those days.
12) Regine and myself thought it best to leave.
Regine and I thought it best to leave.
which of the following are grammatically correct? I'd also appreciate it if you could include your thoughts behind your answers as well.
Thanks!
1) May I ask a favor of you.
May I ask a favor from you.
2) He is smarter than any boy in class.
He is smarter than any other boy in class.
3) I will be there by next Friday.
I will be there on Friday next.
4) I prefer tea to milk.
I prefer tea over milk.
5) Completing the race, he collapsed.
On completing the race, he collapsed.
6) While sitting in the restaurant, he was attacked by the criminals.
While he was sitting in the restaurant, he was attacked by the criminals.
While he sat in the restaurant, he was attacked by the criminals.
7) She shall answer my question.
She will answer my question.
8) This is he.
This is him.
9) You shout at me as though I were deaf.
You shout at me as if I were deaf.
10) I told myself to stay calm.
I said to myself, "stay calm".
11) People seemed to have known the use of fire in those days.
People seem to have know the use of fire in those days.
12) Regine and myself thought it best to leave.
Regine and I thought it best to leave.
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Curious Cat: your post looks a lot lilke a homework task, and most helpers on this forum perfer to advise on subtle points, not do your work for you.
- Curious Cat: your post looks a lot lilke a homework task, and most helpers on this forum perfer to advise on subtle points, not do your work for you.
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Curious Cat: your post looks a lot lilke a homework task, and most helpers on this forum perfer to advise on subtle points, not do your work for you.
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Hi Jeff, I can understand why you might see it that way. It may appear as such but I assure you these are taken from several sources: 1) A book on Common Errors in English which is designed to have an incorrect and correct entry. (Although I'm still unsure why the correct entry is correct which is why i posted them here) 2) My own thoughts and 3) from local broadsheets.
I spent 2.5hours
I spent 2.5hours
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