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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Sentence construction
Hello,
Is this alright in a conversation?
A: How much can you pay me to stay?
B: I'll pay you $1000 to stay.
Is A's line right? In B's line, must we say: to make you stay.
How else can one construct these two sentences?
Thank you.
Is this alright in a conversation?
A: How much can you pay me to stay?
B: I'll pay you $1000 to stay.
Is A's line right? In B's line, must we say: to make you stay.
How else can one construct these two sentences?
Thank you.
Top answer
Anonymous A: How much can you pay me to stay? B: I'll pay you $1000 to stay. These are correct and natural.
- Anonymous A: How much can you pay me to stay?
- B: I'll pay you $1000 to stay.
- These are correct and natural.
- " Other options would restrict the meaning.
- Without more context, this seems unproductive.
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AnonymousA: How much can you pay me to stay?These are correct and natural.
B: I'll pay you $1000 to stay.
You can substitute "will" or "would" for "can."
Or, "How much are you willing to pay me to stay?" "How much would you be willing to pay me to stay?"
Other options would restrict the meaning. Without more context, this see
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