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Kane159 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Sentence check

Hi,
are the following sentences correct, please?

1] The car which/that I planned to purchase had been/was stolen.

2] - Do you fancy/feel like going to the cinema tonight?
- For sure! What's on?
- They're showing Inception. It starts at 8 PM.

3] This book will offer/offers you the best tips on how to lose weight efficiently.

4] I searched through the list of the names but none of them leapt out at me.

5] The police have cracked down on the dealers they were tracking.

Thank you in advance!
  

Top answer

1] The car which/that I planned to purchase had been/was stolen. No problem with either which or that . Same meaning.

— CalifJim

  • 1] The car which/that I planned to purchase had been/was stolen.
  • No problem with either which or that .
  • Same meaning.
  • No problem with either had been or was .
  • Different meanings.
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1] The car which/that I planned to purchase had been/was stolen.
No problem with either which or that. Same meaning.
No problem with either had been or was. Different meanings.
had been - was stolen previously but presumably recover
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Hi, CJ
thank you for your correction.
CalifJimYou probably meant
This book [will offer / offers] you
Yes, that's what I meant. Next time, I'll write the words in different colour so that you could get it right at once. Sorry for that.

Therefore, in the second sentence, I wanted to use fancy going to the cinema and feel like
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kane159I wanted to use fancy going to the cinema and feel like going to the cinema.
I thought so, but I wasn't sure. Both are correct.

By the way, in case you didn't know, the verb fancy is never used in the U.S. -- or almost never.

CJ
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