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Tenacious Learner Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Sentence Doubt

Hi teachers,

I have these two sentences, and I want to know if according to sentence "A", sentence"B" makes sense.



A: Please, give me the other book from that box.

B: Sorry, but there’s nothing else in that box.

Thanks in advance
  

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Only if the box is empty

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Only if the box is empty
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Both sentences make sense.

A does not automatically mean that B is correct. B is correct if all items in the box have been removed.
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Thank you LouiseT.

Then, what could be an automatically one including the phrase nothing else in "B"

Thanks in advance
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Thinking Spainwhat could be an automatically one including the phrase nothing else in "B"
What??? I think you'll have to rephrase this. It doesn't make sense.

CJ
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What about this one?

A: Please, give me the other book from that box.

B: The box is empty. There’s nothing else in that box.

Does it make sense now?
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Thinking SpainA: Please, give me the other book from that box.
B: The box is empty. There’s nothing else in that box.
This exchange makes sense, but so did the original. There's nothing else in the box implies that the other book, whichever book it may be, is not in the box.

Of course, if you add the fact that the box is empty, then n
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CalifJim

Thank you very much. That's quite an explanation!

I really appreciate your patient and your examples.Emotion: clap
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Thinking SpainHave a nice day
You too! Emotion: wink

CJ
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