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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

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Is the sentence below correct? In the sentence "he or she" refers to the person one is talking to.
Tell the person politely that you feel he or she is not behaving properly.
  

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No. First person (I, we) is the person(s) talking. Second person (you) is the person(s) being talked to.

  • No.
  • First person (I, we) is the person(s) talking.
  • Second person (you) is the person(s) being talked to.
  • Third person (he, she, it, they) is the person(s) being talked about.
  • , a command, which is, of course, addressed to somebody.
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No.

First person (I, we) is the person(s) talking.
Second person (you) is the person(s) being talked to.
Third person (he, she, it, they) is the person(s) being talked about.

Your sentence is in the imperative mood, i.e., a command, which is, of course, addressed to somebody. The second- person pronoun is omitted, so your sentence says

"(You) tell the person pol
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So I should rewrite it as, "Tell the person that you feel you are not behaving properly." Correct? or would you mind rewriting it for me?
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If the person talking (first) was telling somebody (second) to correct the behavior of somebody else (third), then your original sentence was fine.
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No, it refers to the person one is talking to. Please rewrite it for me.I am confused about using "you" twice in the sentence.
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I'm sorry if my misunderstanding is getting in the way. If I understand you correctly now, you'd like to tell someone that his or her behavior is improper. The direct approach is

What you've done is improper. (If the offender has completed the action)
What you're doing is improper. (If the offender is continuing to do the action.)

These are strong statements of direct dis
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Thanks for replying to me in detail and explaining to me general rules. Now please let me know if the sentence below is grammatically correct.
Tell that person that you feel your (the person one is talking to ) behaviour. is improper.
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Improper, I'm afraid. Your sentence starts out with a verb in the imperative mood. "Tell," meaning (You) tell, so you are already talking to someone and telling them to do something. But do you want that sentence corrected or do you want another sentence that actually tells the person you're talking to about bad behavior?

Suppose you're talking to me and I've offended you, do you want
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I want my sentence corrected. I am again writing for you my first sentence below. Is it correct? Please comment.

Tell that person (the person one is talking to) that you feel he or she (the person one is talking to, or in other words the same person referred to earlier ) is not behaving properly.
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You're talking to John, and he tells a racist joke that I overhear. I come up to you and say (properly)

"Tell that person you're talking to that he is not behaving properly."
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Thanks, perhaps now we are not at cross purposes. So my first sentence, i.e. "Tell that person that you feel he or she is not behaving properly." was correct, right?

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