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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Questions about three sentences

Could I ask a question?

Are the three senteces below correct?

Sentence1: Would you tell me what Amy doesn’t like?

Sentence2: I don’t know whether Tina didn’t pass the exam (or not).

Sentence3: I want to know if Ted didn't finish his homework.

Thank you in advance.
  

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Anonymous Sentence1: Would you tell me what Amy doesn’t like? That's fine. Anonymous Sentence2: I don’t know whether Tina didn’t pass the exam (or not).

— KrisBlueNZ

  • Anonymous Sentence1: Would you tell me what Amy doesn’t like?
  • That's fine.
  • Anonymous Sentence2: I don’t know whether Tina didn’t pass the exam (or not).
  • "whether Tina PASSED the exam (or not)".
  • It's a lot clearer if you ask whether someone PASSED the exam, instead of asking whether someone DIDN'T PASS the exam.
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AnonymousSentence1: Would you tell me what Amy doesn’t like?
That's fine.
AnonymousSentence2: I don’t know whether Tina didn’t pass the exam (or not).
"whether Tina PASSED the exam (or not)". It's a lot clearer if you ask whether someone PASSED the exam, instead of asking whether someone DIDN'T PASS the exam. If you want to
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Thank you, KrisBlueNZ.

Thank you so much.
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