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Omar Ahmed Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Perplexing sentences

Which of the following sentences are correct?

1. My brother is going to be 22 next month.

2. Will you watch television this evening?

3. Do what I say, otherwise you are going to be in trouble.

4. Are you going to shut the window, please?

My answer

I think all these sentences are incorrect. Am I right?

  

Top answer

Omar Ahmed Am I right? It depends on how narrowly you construe the concept of correctness. The grammar is OK in all four sentences.

— CalifJim

  • Omar Ahmed Am I right?
  • It depends on how narrowly you construe the concept of correctness.
  • The grammar is OK in all four sentences.
  • It's the usage that may be wrong or may require a special scenario to make it right.
  • Or it may be the punctuation that is not quite right.
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Omar AhmedAm I right?

It depends on how narrowly you construe the concept of correctness.

The grammar is OK in all four sentences. It's the usage that may be wrong or may require a special scenario to make it right. Or it may be the punctuation that is not quite right.

1. My brother is going to be 22 next month.
2. Will you watch

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