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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

sentence

Hi
Please tell me if this is correct.
Try to answer the questions by yourself.
Is by necessary?
  

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It is necessary insofar as it makes the sentence unambiguous. " by yourself " clearly means "on your own", with no one else involved or helping you. Compare to: If you think I made way too many mistakes, then how about you try to answer the questions yourself?

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  • It is necessary insofar as it makes the sentence unambiguous.
  • " by yourself " clearly means "on your own", with no one else involved or helping you.
  • Compare to: If you think I made way too many mistakes, then how about you try to answer the questions yourself?
  • (now it'll be your turn to answer the questions) Can you see the difference?
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It is necessary insofar as it makes the sentence unambiguous.

"by yourself" clearly means "on your own", with no one else involved or helping you.

Compare to:
If you think I made way too many mistakes, then how about you try to answer the questions yourself? (now it'll be your turn to answer the questions)

Can you see the difference?
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