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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Predicated on

Are these 2 sentences correct?

My promise that I would do that was predicated on you not just helping me with my homework.

My promise that I would do that was predicated on the assumption that you would not just help me with my homework but also help with the housework.

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". "predicated" is a formal word that arguably feels slightly out of place in a statement about such a mundane everyday topic. Apart from these quibbles the sentences seem OK to me in terms of English.

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  • "predicated" is a formal word that arguably feels slightly out of place in a statement about such a mundane everyday topic.
  • Apart from these quibbles the sentences seem OK to me in terms of English.
  • I do wonder, though, who it is who is both doing homework and wanting help with the housework.
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Strictly the first one should be "on your not just helping...". "predicated" is a formal word that arguably feels slightly out of place in a statement about such a mundane everyday topic. Apart from these quibbles the sentences seem OK to me in terms of English. I do wonder, though, who it is who is both doing homework and wanting help with the housework.
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