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Buriburi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
pass on your turn
Hello
In online game context, -- it's a card game-- how can I say the following?
If the cards you're holding don't look like you're winning the game, pass on your turn and keep adding them.
meaning, if the cards in your hand don't seem positive about your winning the game, don't lay down your cards, just keep adding them until you can see a chance of winning the game.
The if-clause part, can you make it at least grammatical if possible? It is weird but I just can't figure out a way to fix it.
And the second part, do I need "on" ?
In online game context, -- it's a card game-- how can I say the following?
If the cards you're holding don't look like you're winning the game, pass on your turn and keep adding them.
meaning, if the cards in your hand don't seem positive about your winning the game, don't lay down your cards, just keep adding them until you can see a chance of winning the game.
The if-clause part, can you make it at least grammatical if possible? It is weird but I just can't figure out a way to fix it.
And the second part, do I need "on" ?
Top answer
Hi I think it looks better with the second pronoun referring to the cards; and with the future for "win" instead of the "-ing" ending Also, you would add to the cards (but the "in" is good). So... - If the cards you're holding don't look like they'll win the game, pass on your turn and keep adding to them.
- Hi I think it looks better with the second pronoun referring to the cards; and with the future for "win" instead of the "-ing" ending Also, you would add to the cards (but the "in" is good).
- So...
- - If the cards you're holding don't look like they'll win the game, pass on your turn and keep adding to them.
- That seems natural to me Dave
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Hi
I think it looks better with the second pronoun referring to the cards; and with the future for "win" instead of the "-ing" ending
Also, you would add to the cards (but the "in" is good). So...
- If the cards you're holding don't look like they'll win the game, pass on your turn and keep adding to them.
That seems natural to me
Dave
I think it looks better with the second pronoun referring to the cards; and with the future for "win" instead of the "-ing" ending
Also, you would add to the cards (but the "in" is good). So...
- If the cards you're holding don't look like they'll win the game, pass on your turn and keep adding to them.
That seems natural to me
Dave
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