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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
seek advice
Regarding the following three sentences:
(a) It is no use asking Tom for advice.
(b) It is no use seeking Tom's advice.
(c) It is no use seeking advice from Tom.
Q1 Are they all grammatically correct?
Q2 Which is the most natural sentence to express this? Also, is there any better expression to express this idea?
Q3 My dictionaries say "seek" is a formal word, but what is the formality of this word? Do native speakers use sentences like (b) and (c) often in everyday life?
(a) It is no use asking Tom for advice.
(b) It is no use seeking Tom's advice.
(c) It is no use seeking advice from Tom.
Q1 Are they all grammatically correct?
Q2 Which is the most natural sentence to express this? Also, is there any better expression to express this idea?
Q3 My dictionaries say "seek" is a formal word, but what is the formality of this word? Do native speakers use sentences like (b) and (c) often in everyday life?
Top answer
Q1 Are they all grammatically correct? Yes . Q2 Which is the most natural sentence to express this?
- Q1 Are they all grammatically correct?
- Yes .
- Q2 Which is the most natural sentence to express this?
- Q1 Also, is there any better expression to express this idea?
- We often say eg It's no use asking Tom what to do / what he thinks.
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Q1 Are they all grammatically correct? Yes.
Q2 Which is the most natural sentence to express this? Q1
Also, is there any better expression to express this idea? We often say
eg It's no use asking Tom what to do / what he thinks.
Q2 Which is the most natural sentence to express this? Q1
Also, is there any better expression to express this idea? We often say
eg It's no use asking Tom what to do / what he thinks.
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Thank you so much indeed, Clive.
Actually, I don't understand part of your answer very well due to my limited English ability.
What do you mean by "Q1"? Did you mean "(a)"?
Native speakers often say like (a), but do not normally use the expressions (b) and (c). Is that right?
Actually, I don't understand part of your answer very well due to my limited English ability.
What do you mean by "Q1"? Did you mean "(a)"?
Native speakers often say like (a), but do not normally use the expressions (b) and (c). Is that right?
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In your original post, you wrote
Q1 Are they all grammatically correct?
My answer to this question is 'Yes'.
Q1 Are they all grammatically correct?
My answer to this question is 'Yes'.
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