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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sentence correction
Is this sentence correct?
Ask him if he wants to have you as his student.
Ask him if he wants to have you as his student.
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CliveYesThank you very much. What about these please:
Ask him if he wants to have you work in his lab.
Ask him if he wants you to work in his lab.
If both are correct, do they essentially have the same meaning?
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If both are correct, they are
do they essentially have the same meaning?
To my mind, #1 focuses more on whether you are acceptable to him.
But both these statements depend a lot on the context they are part of. To find the meaning, you have to consider the context.
do they essentially have the same meaning?
To my mind, #1 focuses more on whether you are acceptable to him.
But both these statements depend a lot on the context they are part of. To find the meaning, you have to consider the context.
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CliveBut both these statements depend a lot on the context they are part of. To find the meaning, you have to consider the context.Got it. So the sentences may have the same meaning but the first, as you said, focuses more on whether I am acceptable to him, however, both sentences without any context may be difficult to interpret, unlike this straight forward
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"Ask him if he would allow you to work in his lab". This needs a context as well.
( Note that it is not a direct question. Nor are the others we have discussed.)
( Note that it is not a direct question. Nor are the others we have discussed.)
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Clive"Ask him if he would allow you to work in his lab". This needs a context as well.( Note that it is not a direct question. Nor are the others we have discussed.)Got it. Thanks again for your help!
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