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Klavier Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Sentences

Hello. Could you tell me if there's something wrong with these sentences?. I'm not quite sure, actually.

He asked me if I drank tea.
She said to herself.
She encouraged herself to do well.
The bath is the smallest.
He lives farther.
They must be everywhere now.
I'd like a ham and scrambled eggs, please.
My computer crashed again.
  

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I think I can contextualize all of them except "She said to herself" because it doesn't tell us what she said to herself. " is a bit unusual, but possible. In the right context the others are all possible.

— CalifJim

  • I think I can contextualize all of them except "She said to herself" because it doesn't tell us what she said to herself.
  • " is a bit unusual, but possible.
  • In the right context the others are all possible.
  • CJ
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I think I can contextualize all of them except "She said to herself" because it doesn't tell us what she said to herself. The "a" in "I'd like a ham and ..." is a bit unusual, but possible. In the right context the others are all possible.

CJ
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CJ, one last question. What's the difference between "to do well" and "to do it well"? May I say:

She encouraged herself to do it well.
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"to do well" suggests "in general", "in all things", "to succeed". It may, in the right context, imply "to do well financially", as in, "The Smiths have certainly been doing well since Mr. Smith started his new job."

"to do it well" suggests "to do the task (whatever it may be) well". It's much more specific; the speaker has some definite task in mind to be performed in a satisfactory
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