Hi everyone, just a few minutes ago I came across this conversation snippet in a listening test:
Student: We know there is a backyard in the house.
Advisor: Yes.
Student: If we can park our car there?
Advisor: No. We do not allow parking in our yard.
Is a question with If like in this example common? And is it a short way to say "I wonder if we can park our car there?".
Thanks for reading my silly question ![]()
build towel 835 Is a question with If like in this example common? No. Not at all.
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build towel 835Is a question with If like in this example common?
No. Not at all.
build towel 835And is it a short way to say "I wonder if we can park our car there?".
It's so unusual that it's hard to say what the student meant. I suppose the student doesn't speak English very well, and he may think it's a way o